5 Small Earthquakes Hit Tennessee-North Carolina Border in Several Hours: USGS

5 Small Earthquakes Hit Tennessee-North Carolina Border in Several Hours: USGS
The site of one of the earthquakes this week in Tennessee. USGS
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The U.S. Geological Survey said five small earthquakes struck near the Tennessee-North Carolina border in about as many hours.

The first quake registered at 2:48 a.m. and the fifth was reported just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the agency. The quakes were between magnitudes 1.3 and 1.7 on the Richter scale.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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