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Tennessee’s middle region has only experienced a handful of 2.5 magnitude or higher earthquakes between 1924 and 2024, including Murfreesboro in 1997 and Franklin in 2001, according to the USGS ...
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake rattled southern Ohio, where some residents felt a "weak to light" shake on Monday afternoon. Watch as traffic cam footage captures rattles from earthquake in Ohio Skip ...
The Eastern Tennessee seismic zone (ETSZ), also known as the East Tennessee seismic zone and the Southern Appalachian seismic zone, is a geographic band stretching from northeastern Alabama to southwestern Virginia that is subject to frequent small earthquakes. The ETSZ is one of the most active earthquake zones in the eastern United States. [1 ...
The earthquake was associated with a rupture on a shallow thrust fault, part of the Himalaya convergent boundary. [2] It is located east of the rupture areas of the 2005 earthquake, and west of the 1555 earthquake. The 2005 and 1555 earthquakes are the most catastrophic events in the region with magnitudes estimated at 7.6 M w . [3]
On 30 November 1973, at 07:48 UTC (02:48 EST), a M w 4.7 earthquake struck 1 km (0.62 mi) north-east of Alcoa, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1] The earthquake was felt 2,100 km 2 (810 sq mi) in the area. [2] It was the most powerful known earthquake generated by the Eastern Tennessee seismic zone.
In all, 64 earthquakes have hit the Columbia area since a 3.3 magnitude quake was recorded on Dec. 27, 2021, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southern Iran on September 26, killing 1 person. [23] A magnitude 6.0 earthquake stuck near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia on September 26. [170] A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia on September 29. [171]
The quake came two days after a 7.4 magnitude rocked Taiwan, leaving at least nine people dead, nearly 1,000 injured and hundreds of others trapped. Show comments Advertisement