A magnitude 1.7 earthquake shook a remote area of Polk County, Tennessee, just inside the Cherokee National Forest east of U.S. Highway 411, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The temblor struck about 5:15 a.m. Sunday, the officials said in a statement. It was more than 8.5 miles deep and about 6.2 miles northeast of the county seat of Benton.