An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 was recorded in the USA

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred in the US state of Tennessee, tremors were also felt in Atlanta. This was reported on April 10 by NBC News.

"A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was recorded in Tennessee, which was felt in Atlanta, western North Carolina and elsewhere," the report said, citing the US Geological Survey.

It is specified that residents felt the tremors at 9:04 (at 17:04 Moscow time). The epicenter was located about 20 kilometers from the city of Greenback.

According to NBC News, earthquakes are not uncommon in this region. The East Tennessee seismic Zone is one of the most active in the Southeast of the country and extends through parts of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. In addition, the TV channel indicated that next week there may be aftershocks of magnitude 4 or higher with a probability of 5%.

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Earlier, on May 5, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan. It was noted that the epicenter was located 33.7 km southeast of Hualien County. The depth of the earthquake was 6.6 km.