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Did you feel the tremors? Three earthquakes hit Greenback Friday morning

Both earthquakes had been reviewed by the USGS.

GREENBACK, Tennessee — A 2.3 magnitude earthquake hit near Greenback, Tennessee, around 2:20 a.m., a 2.2 magnitude followed at about 3:50 a.m, and a 2.1 magnitude came at 10:08 a.m., the United States Geological Survey said on its website on Friday. 

Credit: USGS

The 2.3 magnitude was six kilometers away from Greenback, and the 2.2 magnitude was five kilometers away, the USGS said. The 2.1 was five kilometers away.

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Credit: USGS

The 2.3 magnitude was 11.7 kilometers deep and the 2.2 was registered as having a 0.0 kilometer depth. 

All three earthquakes had been reviewed by the USGS as of 10:30 a.m. Friday.

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