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An earthquake in Tennessee could possibly be felt in components of Georgia. On Saturday morning, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was reported in Tennessee and was felt in a number of southeastern states, together with Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Earthquake scientist Dr. Zhigang Peng defined why so many Southeastern states felt the Tennessee quake.
“This earthquake was situated throughout the Jap Tennessee Seismic Zone, an space with recognized increased seismic exercise.”
“One other factor to remember is that as a result of the rocks beneath us right here within the East Coast are a lot older and stronger, [earthquakes] truly might be felt at a lot wider distance,” Dr. Peng stated in a February interview with 11Alive. “So regardless that the exercise right here within the Southeastern United States is way smaller as in contrast with the Western United States, at any time when there’s an earthquake that will probably be felt at a lot wider distances.”
A number of individuals on X describe what they felt on X.
Simply had an earthquake in North Georgia. Shook the home fairly good. Often quakes we’ve you don’t actually really feel. This one could possibly be felt and you possibly can hear the rumble of the home shaking.
— Mark Lein (@MarkWLein) Might 10, 2025
A video on social media confirmed a house in Georgia shaking because of the Tennessee quake.
DID YOU FEEL IT?: Video captured a 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Tennessee shaking a house for a number of seconds in northern Georgia.
Tell us within the feedback when you felt the shaking and the place you had been. pic.twitter.com/O3OYd5WLBK
— FOX Climate (@foxweather) Might 10, 2025
