KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Editor's Note: The video in this story is from 2019.
A couple of earthquakes shook up portions of East Tennessee and eastern Kentucky early Tuesday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first 2.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Rutledge, Tennessee around 4 a.m. Tuesday. A few hours later around 7:30 a.m., a second 2.0-magnitude quake struck Harlan County, Kentucky near the town of Cawood.
Only one person in Grainger County reported feeling either of the tremors. Generally, anything under a magnitude of 2.5 is difficult for people to detect.
Small earthquakes like these are common around East Tennessee. We live in the East Tennessee Seismic Zone, a band that stretches from northeastern Alabama to southwestern Virginia. It's understood to be one of the most active quake zones in the United States.