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Witness location : La Follette (USA) (2 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

The children all get the entire house and ground shake and the animals all began making noise.

Witness location : La Follette (USA) (5 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Epicenter is a mile from my house on my running route. The entire house shook and dogs went crazy and all the kids were screaming, “earthquake!” It was quite loud and lasted a bit.

Witness location : La Follette (USA) (10 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

The house shook for about a good 30 seconds.

Witness location : (USA) (14 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Watched the furniture sort of shake and waved

Witness location : La Follette (USA) (16 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1496 min

I was in my bathroom drying my hands and I heard a roar that kept getting louder. The building started shaking and all the windows rattled pretty loudly. I felt a kind of ripple effect under my feet. I hurried to my living room and everything had settled down by then. The whole quake only lasted for about a minute, but it was the scariest minute of my life.

Witness location : Rocky Top (USA) (26 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

House shook, nothing fell off shelves, but the doors inside the home shook. Kids ran out of their rooms asking what it was.

Witness location : Clinton (USA) (30 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Not now

Witness location : Clinton (USA) (30 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 57 min

Real loud pop

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Rumbled , heard a loud boom sound , walls rattled

Witness location : Corryton (USA) (33 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

House shook the dog barked and cat ran

Witness location : Powell (USA) (37 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Loud rumble for 2 seconds then the entire house shook for a second.

Witness location : Clinton (USA) (37 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 366 min

At first my mind thought it was a tornado as I could hear it coming from a distance. It felt like a wave came through (under) my home and went out the other side. Low, powerful rumbling and shaking. I could feel and hear that it was coming from the north/northwest of my location. It lasted a few seconds.

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (39 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Rather strong and lengthy compared to others we’ve had in recent months.

Witness location : Corryton (USA) (39 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Heard rummbling, house vibrated, heard for several seconds at 2:13pm EST.

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (41 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I could hear it rumbling and the house was rattling just a little.

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (41 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Slight rumbling and vibrations

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (41 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Rumbling, slight tremors lasting about 30 seconds

Witness location : Powell (USA) (42 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Heard a rumble and then entire house started to shake like a loud thunder rumble. Sound continued on like a train going by.

Witness location : Pine Knot (USA) (44 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1570 min

In Pine knot KY.  My daughter called saying all her neighbors and friends felt the shaking.  I was at her house.  I heard something but thought it was the dryer making a loud noise.  I did feel shaking day before though.

Witness location : Huntsville (USA) (44 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt like a tremor. Lasted about a minute.

Witness location : Oak Ridge (USA) (46 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

First earthquake I’ve ever felt, shook for 3-5 seconds - cool

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (47 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Dogs barking windows rattled a bit

Witness location : Oneida (USA) (48 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Desk, chair, lights all shook. Computer monitor shook horribly. Boom sound.

Witness location : Oak Ridge (USA) (49 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

My couch shook slightly and I heard my windows rattle in my house.

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (50 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Whole house shook and scared the cat

Witness location : Oak Ridge (USA) (50 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Scared me!

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (50 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

Weird!

Witness location : Oak Ridge (USA) (51 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Damn

Witness location : Oak Ridge (USA) (51 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 343 min

I have never felt an earthquake before so I didn't know what had happened.  My office shook.  The walls, windows and lighting shook.

Witness location : Oak Ridge (USA) (51 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Whole house shock my floor moved jiggled for a split second then quit

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (51 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

My husband felt the floor move while sitting at the kitchen table, while I felt a push on the couch.

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (51 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Sitting at my desk at work and everything shook for a second

Witness location : Rutledge (USA) (53 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

House rumbled like someone was blasting, shook picture off wall

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (54 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

My house shook and made noises. Scared my dogs.

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (55 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Shook entire apartment building

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (55 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

The whole house shook and it sounded like a distant explosion.

Witness location : Jefferson City (USA) (60 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Quick rumble and short tremor. Objects in house such as filing cabinets squeaked from movement.

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (63 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Boom sound with desk and chairs shaking

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (64 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

We were on different levels in our house and we all commented on the shaking that lasted no longer than 3 seconds!

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (66 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

The earthquake was loud and our house shook. It sounded liked a train going fast on the nearby train tracks. It woke my dog and cats up, too!

Witness location : Knoxville (USA) (66 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

I thought it was a large train going fast on the train tracks near our home. It sounded like a low rumble for at least 30 seconds and the house/ windows shook. My dog and cats woke up as the quake was happening. Then my daughter ran into the room to ask me what just happened.

Witness location : Morristown (USA) (67 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

It wasn’t anything big, but it was definitely noticeable. It was the second tremor today

Witness location : Louisville (USA) (69 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Definitely an earthquake. The whole house shook.

Witness location : Maryville (USA) (73 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

About 2:15 pm, 2-3 seconds rumble that rattled window

Witness location : Maryville (USA) (74 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Loud noise and then building (end unit of three condos connected) shook.

Witness location : Maryville (USA) (75 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Large boom sound. Doors and light fixtures shook.

Witness location : Jamestown (USA) (78 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Never felt one before. The ground like rumbled. My cabinet glass shook. Lasted about 30 40 sec maybe. Even my dogs knew it

Witness location : Maryville (USA) (82 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Just a weird feeling. Sofa shook

Witness location : Jamestown (USA) (85 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Shook pictures. The walls. And pool water made waves

Witness location : Jamestown (USA) (85 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Pictures on walls and items on shelves shook. Pool water made waves without wind

Witness location : Mohawk (USA) (87 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

I was sitting in the couch and heard some of my glass items on the shelf begin to rattle. My water bottle was half full on my end table and the water was pulsating.

Witness location : Vonore (USA) (91 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Shook walls upstairs, heard low rumbling sound.

Witness location : (USA) (115 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Glass panes rattled in a bookshelf and hanging light fixtures moved slightly.

Witness location : Bryson City (USA) (122 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Small shake

Witness location : Sparta (USA) (157 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

It felt like being on a bridge and a semi- truck is making it bounce.  My animals were not effected and my mother, who lives about 400 feet from me didn't feel a thing.

Witness location : Mineral Bluff (USA) (170 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Daughter felt it in Mccaysville Ga. Whole house shook.

Witness location : Blairsville (USA) (171 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 259 min

The plant jiggled in the window and we heard a rattling sound, like the outside door was vibrating., 2 little quick jerks

Witness location : Blairsville (USA) (174 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 63 min

Felt it sitting at my computer working. I thought it might have been a little tremor but it only lasted a few seconds.

Witness location : Blue Ridge (USA) (174 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

felt a slight rumble

Witness location : Blairsville (USA) (177 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 253 min

Tremor felt and TV and lamps shook inside  house.

Witness location : Dowelltown (USA) (178 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 293 min

I’m 19 miles west of Sparta and was sleeping. The 6AM Nashville weather report said there had been a smaller quake there earlier this morning. That one wasn’t on this feed. It didn’t wake me.

Witness location : Clearfield (USA) (200 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

I noticed a lamp shaking a little.

Witness location : Auburn (USA) (253 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Just lying in bed and it started shaking lightly.