Sure, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Tennessee on Might 10, 2025, at 9:04 a.m. EDT, with its epicenter roughly 12 miles (20 kilometers) southeast of Buck, Blount County, about 30 miles south of Knoxville. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 8.7 miles, which amplified its felt depth. It was felt throughout a large space, together with components of Atlanta, Georgia, western North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, and Virginia. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) initially reported it as a 3.5-magnitude occasion however later revised it to 4.1. Over 23,000 public studies had been acquired by the USGS inside the first hour.
No vital injury or accidents had been reported. A quick gasoline leak was famous in West Knox County, and the Tennessee Division of Transportation is inspecting bridges as a precaution. The Nice Smoky Mountains Nationwide Park closed a piece of Foothills Parkway West for inspection. The USGS estimates a 23% probability of a magnitude 3 or greater aftershock inside the subsequent week, with a 5% probability of a magnitude 4 or bigger aftershock.
This occasion occurred within the East Tennessee Seismic Zone, the place seismic waves propagate extra effectively as a result of area’s geology, inflicting tremors to be felt over a bigger space in comparison with the western U.S. Since 1950, 15 different earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher have occurred inside 155 miles of this quake. The strongest within the area was a 4.7-magnitude quake on November 30, 1973.
