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.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake in East Tennessee was felt across South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The earthquake happened around 9:05 a.m. Saturday. Sign up for our Newsletters Officials with the USGS say the epicenter was about 21 kilometers southeast of Greenback,

A mild 4.1 magnitude earthquake about 30 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, was felt across the southeastern region of the United States Saturday morning from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia;