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.

The quake on Saturday morning had a preliminary magnitude of 4.1, with an epicenter about 30 miles southwest of Knoxville, Tenn. Residents in Atlanta reported feeling it.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake in East Tennessee was felt across South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The earthquake happened around 9:05 a.m. Saturday. Sign up for our Newsletters Officials with the USGS say the epicenter was about 21 kilometers southeast of Greenback,