4.1-magnitude quake rattles parts of region, and some feel it here

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Some Georgia residents were startled on Saturday morning as an earthquake from Tennessee shook several nearby states.

The quake’s epicenter was near Greenback, about 30 miles southwest of Knoxville. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, it happened at 9:04 a.m. and had an estimated magnitude of 4.1.

According to the Augusta Fire Department and Emergency Management Agency, a few people could feel it in Augusta…

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