Tennessee Earthquake Rattles Homes as Far Away as Atlanta With 4.1 Magnitude

Tennessee Earthquake Rattles Homes as Far Away as Atlanta With 4.1 Magnitude
The gold dome of the Georgia Capitol gleams in the sun, in front of the skyline of downtown Atlanta on Aug. 27, 2022. Steve Helber/AP Photo
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ATLANTA—A 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Tennessee woke up families and rattled homes as far away as Atlanta as it spread tremors across portions of the southern U.S. on Saturday morning. No injuries or major damage were immediately reported.

The website for United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake originated shortly after 9 a.m. ET about 12 miles from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles south of Knoxville.