At 4.1 magnitude near Greenback, the May 10 quake was large for our area. Experts look back on the last earthquakes to predict the future.

The quake hit around 9 a.m. local time, about 13 miles from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles south of Knoxville, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

People in Tennessee got a bit of a jolt this morning when an earthquake shook the ground. The US Geological Survey says it was of 4.1 magnitude.

Smaller aftershocks can occur in the days and weeks after an earthquake like the one that shook East Tennessee on May 11.

The quake struck south of Greenback, about 30 miles south of Knoxville, just after 9 a.m., according to data from the United States Geological Service.

Early Sunday morning, a 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Kentucky. On Saturday, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake originating in Tennessee was also felt in eastern Kentucky.

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was picked up by the United States Geological Survey early Sunday morning in Northern Garrard County. Just one day earlier, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake in the Tennessee-North Carolina Border Region rattled homes in Southern Kentucky Saturday.

Tennessee AG warns of scammers targeting the elderly following a Knoxville earthquake, urging residents to be wary of repair service offers and to report fraudulent behavior.