The USGS says a 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit near Maynardville on Tuesday. Originally, the USGS reported it was a 3.3, but upgraded it at around 4:30 p.m.
It happened around 4 p.m.
The “TV shook, and the bed shook,” said a Jefferson County resident who called WVLT News to report the quake.
“The whole house shook,” said a Washburn resident, “I blamed him [her husband], thought he was doing something with the chainsaw.”
Kettle Hollow Road is epicenter of the quake and is about 25 miles away from Knoxville, but residents still reported feeling it.
A resident in Fountain City reported feeling it. “The house literally shook,” she said. “There was a noise with it.”