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The United States Geological Survey estimates that earthquakes as large as magnitude 7.5 are possible in the ETSZ. Even though Oak Ridge, Tennessee experiences these earthquakes, the nuclear reactors in the city are rated to handle 8.0 magnitude earthquakes. So, if a 7.5 magnitude earthquake were to occur, a meltdown would be highly unlikely.
The Mississippi River as well as the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers formed and cut deep into the valleys. The Nashville Basin , which in reality is a geologic dome , was pushed up from underneath by a mantle plume , exposing softer strata that with additional erosion on the Highland Rim surrounding the basin expanded the size of the basin.
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Parts of Tennessee will soon see the emergence of Brood XIX cicadas, which have been dormant for the past 13 years. The brood is expected to emerge starting around mid-May in Tennessee and keep us ...
Geological formations in Tennessee largely correspond with the state's topographic features, and, in general, decrease in age from east to west. Most of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the east were formed during the Precambrian era, and contain the state's oldest rocks, igneous strata that is more than 1 billion years old.
List of counties in Tennessee; Meigs County, Tennessee; National Register of Historic Places listings in Meigs County, Tennessee; Ten Mile, Tennessee; User:Nyttend/County templates/TN; File talk:Map of Tennessee highlighting Meigs County.svg; Template:MeigsCountyTN-geo-stub; Template:Meigs County, Tennessee; Category:Populated places in Meigs ...
USGS map colored by paleogeological areas and demarcating the sections of the U.S. physiographic regions: Laurentian Upland (area 1), Atlantic Plain (2-3), Appalachian Highlands (4-10), Interior Plains (11-13), Interior Highlands (14-15), Rocky Mountain System (16-19), Intermontane Plateaus (20-22), & Pacific Mountain System (23-25) The legend ...
The city of Memphis It is the regional hub for a tri-state area of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. The city center is located on the Mississippi river at the site of the earliest settlements. Interstate 40 enters the city from the northeast, and loops above the central part of the city, exiting across the Mississippi River and traveling to ...