According to Brian Blake, the executive director of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium, the earthquake that impacted East Tennessee on Saturday morning was the largest in that area in more than 30 years.

After a 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Tennessee Saturday morning, some might be wondering how often seismic events like these happen in the region.Th

An earthquake was detected in Tennessee Saturday morning. The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake 13 miles southeast of Greenback around 9:04 a.m. It registered at a magnitude of 4.1. That’s about 30 miles south of Knoxville, where some residents could feel the trembling.

While Middle Tennessee may not get as many earthquakes as East Tennessee, every once in a while, one will occur. The latest earthquake to hit Middle Tennessee was in 2023 in Sewanee.

The East Tennessee Seismic Zone is one of the most active earthquake areas in the southeast US and stretches from Tennessee to parts of northwestern Georgia and into northeastern Alabama.