The website for USGS said the earthquake originated shortly after 9 a.m. EDT about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Knoxville.
Meteorologists at television news stations serving Georgia and North Carolina reported feeling the tremors as well.
Gabriela Reilly was making waffles with her husband when they felt their entire home shake in Braselton, Georgia, which is northeast of Atlanta.
False alarm, it was equipment picking up the cheers from when they thought Dale Earnhardt was back.