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Sitting On Two Seismic Zones: Tennesseans reminded of earthquake risks, preparedness
The state sits on the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) in the west and the East Tennessee Seismic Zone (ETSZ) in the east. The most well-known of the two is the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which ...
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Magnitude 2.4 earthquake reported in northwest Georgia | Here's where
Northwest Georgia is no stranger to weak earthquakes. It is located near the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone, which includes the Ridge-And-Valley portion of northwest Georgia up through eastern ...
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Did you feel it? Magnitude 2.6 earthquake trembles in Northwest Georgia early Tuesday
It is located within the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone, which experiences frequent, small earthquakes. Dr. Zhigang Peng is a Professor of Geophysics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Early-morning earthquake rattles dozens near Tennessee-Missouri border, geologists say
Tennessee. The cluster included smaller 1.5-, 1.7- and 2.6-magnitude tremors, according to geologists. The region is home to the New Madrid Seismic Zone, where hundreds of earthquakes are detected ...