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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 ...
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States
The following is a list of significant earthquakes from 2021–2030, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused human fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included.
The recent Canton area earthquake is one of at least 14 ... western Tennessee, western Kentucky and southern Illinois. It's the most active area for earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains and in ...
A major earthquake measuring 7.4 hit Taiwan early Wednesday, killing 9 and injuring at least 1,000. A 7.4 earthquake is exponentially more destructive than the 4.8 quake that struck central New ...
Crews working to provide water, shelter in East Tennessee Just after 2 p.m. Sept. 28, the town of Greeneville shared to social media that people should not go to the Greeneville Municipal Airport ...
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.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol, however, is looking for missing people, Hughes said. While working through a debris field yesterday, the search and rescue team found a casket.