Coverage dated May 9, 2025

4.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tennessee, felt in Atlanta

Headline from Fox7 Austin

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Tennessee Saturday morning and was felt as far as Atlanta and western North Carolina.

Fox7 Austin's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

32 articles, oldest first.

  1. Los Angeles Times

    A Tennessee earthquake rattles homes as far away as Atlanta (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has struck Tennessee, and was felt in Atlanta and western North Carolina.

  2. Fox7 Austin

    4.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tennessee, felt in Atlanta (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Tennessee Saturday morning and was felt as far as Atlanta and western North Carolina.

  3. CNN

    Mild earthquake in Tennessee felt across the Southeast (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A mild 4.1 magnitude earthquake just southeast of Greenback, Tennessee, was felt across the southeastern region of the United States Saturday morning from Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Greenville, South Carolina.

  4. CBS News

    Preliminary 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Tennessee, parts of Georgia and North Carolina (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The quake hit around 9 a.m. local time, about 13 miles from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles south of Knoxville, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

  5. Green Field Reporter

    An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    ATLANTA (AP) — An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, western North Carolina and elsewhere, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local news reports. The website for USGS said the earthquake originated shortly after 9 a.m.

  6. WMUR

    4.1 preliminary magnitude earthquake reported in Tennessee (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and Western North Carolina.

  7. Fox5 Atlanta

    Rare 4.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tennessee, Atlanta (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Tennessee Saturday morning and was felt as far as Atlanta and western North Carolina.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    A Tennessee earthquake rattles homes as far away as Atlanta with 4.1 magnitude (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina. That is according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local

  9. Tampa Bay Times

    An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    Meteorologists at television news stations serving Georgia and North Carolina reported feeling the tremors as well.

  10. UPI

    4.1-magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Tennessee (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Tennessee, including Knoxville, Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

  11. NBC News

    An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude reported in Tennessee; tremors felt in Atlanta (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    ATLANTA — An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, western North Carolina and elsewhere, according to the U.S.

  12. New York Post

    4.1 magnitude earthquake in eastern Tennessee shakes Carolinas and Atlanta (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Tennessee Saturday morning and was felt as far away as Atlanta, Georgia.

  13. ABC 11 Raleigh

    4.1 magnitude earthquake reported in Tennessee, felt in western North Carolina (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    A earthquake reported in Tennessee was felt in western North Carolina.

  14. Newsweek

    Tennessee earthquake rocks Southeast (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The quake struck south of Greenback, about 30 miles south of Knoxville, just after 9 a.m., according to data from the United States Geological Service.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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