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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 ...
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.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck a few kilometres east of this earthquake back on the morning of 1 March 1922, which was felt throughout Melbourne, knocking picture frames off a wall in Cowes. New South Wales: Newcastle: 1925-12-18 5.3 Damage and panic in Hunter Street (particularly at the Theatre Royal). [12] Tasmania: North East Tasmania ...
The earthquake, whose epicenter was in Lebanon, New Jersey, struck just moments before 10:30 a.m. E.T. and was felt from Maryland to Maine.For those with family and friends in Taiwan, earthquake ...
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 series of earthquakes and aftershocks striking the border region between southeast Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday is feared to have killed 20,000 people.. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake ...
Kate Hutton, nicknamed the Earthquake Lady, Dr. Kate, or Earthquake Kate, is a former staff seismologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, where she monitored Southern California's earthquake activity for 37 years.
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.