Tennessee Town Rocked by 16 Earthquakes in 3 Days

A series of 16 back-to-back earthquakes with a magnitude of up to 2.1 rocked a small town in Tennessee in the space of just three days.
Tennessee Town Rocked by 16 Earthquakes in 3 Days
A series of 16 back-to-back earthquakes with a magnitude of up to 2.1 rocked a small town in Tennessee in the space of just three days. Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey
Isabel van Brugen
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A series of 16 back-to-back earthquakes with a magnitude of up to 2.1 rocked a small town in Tennessee in the space of just three days, data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows.

The earthquakes, which ranged from 1.1 to 2.1 magnitude were felt in the town of Ridgely in Lake County, which has an estimated population of 1,647, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and is located 4 miles from the Mississippi River banks.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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