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The 2003 Alabama earthquake took place on Tuesday, . The number of people who felt this quake was exceptionally high as the earthquake could be felt in 11 states across the East Coast as far north as Southern Indiana. The earthquake was strongly felt throughout Metropolitan Atlanta. The Georgia Building Authority was called out to inspect the historic Georgia State Capitol in Downtown Atlanta and other state-owned Building s, but luckily found no problems. However, this is not out of the ordinary as earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains are felt over a larger area. The earthquake was given a Magnitude 4.6 on the Richter Scale and reports range the duration of the shaking from as 10 seconds to as long as 45 seconds. It was the strongest eartquake ever to occur in the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone which is is the second most active seismic zone east of the Rocky Mountains, with the New Madrid Seismic Zone the most active. It caused moderate damage in Northern Alabama including a 29 foot wide sinkhole northwest of Fort Payne. The quake also disrupted the local water supply. There were also numerous reports of chimney damage, broken windows, and cracked walls, particularly around the area near Hammondville , Mentone , and Valley Head, Alabama . Many 9-1-1 call centers were overloaded with worrisome and panicked residents, who thought it was a Train Derailment , a Bomb , or some other type of Explosion which had awakened them. There were several aftershocks, but they were not widely felt, as all were magnitude 2.0 or lower. EXTERNAL LINKS
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