Magnitude 4.4 Quake Outside Decatur, TN Felt in Franklin

An earthquake centered northeast of Decatur, Tennessee was felt by Macon County residents around 4:16 am this morning. Preliminary reports put the quake at a 4.4 magnitude. More information will be added to this article as information comes in. The above image is a map showing where the quake occurred in relation to Macon County and the image below shows a seismometer reading from Lake Jocassee, South Carolina. Updates to this post are being added below. Scroll down to see them.

You can submit an online report of your experience to help the USGS study earthquakes at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/se60247871/tellus





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**4:45 am** 

Here is a map showing the people who reported feeling the quake to the USGS. Each black dot represents a report.



**5:00am**

Ther was a 3.3 aftershock to the original 4.4. Usually, our quakes are not powerful enough to have aftershocks.

M 3.3 - 11km NNE of Decatur, Tennessee
2018-12-12 09:27:08 (UTC)35.612°N 84.750°W6.8 km depth

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Published at 4:35 am on December 12, 2018