Atlanta earthquake: 4.1 magnitude quake rocks multiple US states causing homes to shake

A 4.1 magnitude felt in Atlanta, Georgia, has rocked multiple states and caused homes to terrifyingly shake on Saturday morning.

Several southern US states were rocked by the quake, which originated near Greenbeck, Tennessee, around 9am today according to the US Geological Survey. This earthquake hit 13 miles southeast of the city near the Tennesee-Georgia border but the terrifying tremors spread hundreds of miles and were felt as far as North and South Carolina.

Hundreds of people rushed to social media to share they were woken up or felt their homes and beds shake from the unexpected tremors.

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A person in Atlanta shared their scary experience this morning on X, saying: "First ever earthquake you could actually feel in Atlanta. Whole place shook for nearly 10 seconds. Absolutely nuts."

Another person on X wrote: "I’m tripping or we just had a lil earthquake in Atlanta? I know my bed ain’t shake itself."

A third person said: "Pretty certain we just experienced shaking from an earthquake in metro Atlanta. Happened about 9am EST."

There have been no reports of injuries and it is unclear if the quake has left any damage.

This has not been the first time an earthquake has struck this par of the United States. Both Tennessee and Georgia were rocked by a .

Thousands of people rushed to social media after the tremors started just after 4am. Residents reported they were woken up by the quake and their houses were shaking for several seconds.

This was followed by a 3.3 magnitude aftershock around 15 minutes later.

At the time, one person on X wrote: "This earthquake in Georgia is giving me an end of days kind of feeling. This doesn’t happen in the south."

The Eastern Tennessee seismic zone is one of the most active earthquake areas in the southeast of the US and it stretches across Tennessee and northwestern Georgia into northeastern Alabama. This area is not known to have had a large and deadly earthquake but it has caused damaged to buildings in the past.

Another quake recently hit a different part of the US as a major US city was hit by a "huge" earthquake. , California, swung light fixtures and rattled shelves in homes on April 14.

One social media user living in San Diego said on X, formerly that it was the "biggest earthquake" they had ever felt after moving there. They said: "That was the biggest earthquake I've felt since moving to San Diego."

One dad added: "Haven’t ever experienced an earthquake. but i lived around sinkholes and i just grabbed my son and ran for the door in my boxers. Heart in my a**."