Greene County Feels Light Earthquake

Greene County was shaking…at least a little this morning. The US Geoloogical Survey says they recorded a small earthquake which measured 1.9 on the Richter scale and hit about 4:30 this morning. The quake was in the area of Doughtys Chapel Road, just north of Greeneville. Six people reported that they felt a little shaking in that area. The USGS says the quake was at a depth of about 1.12 miles. That is very shallow for an earthquake, which is why at a measurement of just 1.9 on the Richter scale, several people reported feeling it.