On Saturday morning, across North Georgia and metro Atlanta, the environment took an unexpected turn for many residents as an earthquake's subtle yet

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina.

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.