At 4.1 magnitude near Greenback, the May 10 quake was large for our area. Experts look back on the last earthquakes to predict the future.

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.

There was an earthquake Monday night in Illinois, just a day after one was recorded in neighboring Kentucky. The quake happened in Lerna, Illinois at 11:43 p.m. CDT. Sign up for our Newsletters That’s in southeastern Illinois,

People in Tennessee got a bit of a jolt this morning when an earthquake shook the ground. The US Geological Survey says it was of 4.1 magnitude.

Smaller aftershocks can occur in the days and weeks after an earthquake like the one that shook East Tennessee on May 11.

The quake struck south of Greenback, about 30 miles south of Knoxville, just after 9 a.m., according to data from the United States Geological Service.

The USGS reported a 4.1 magnitude earthquake in areas across East Tennessee, including parts of Knoxville, Greenback, Maryville, Farragut and Seymour.

Early Sunday morning, a 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Kentucky. On Saturday, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake originating in Tennessee was also felt in eastern Kentucky.