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At least two people said on social media that they felt the earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
As of 9 a.m. Sunday, July 13, only four people reported feeling the earthquake and no damage has been reported, according to ...
The 2.2-magnitude earthquake had an epicenter off Blue Ridge Road near Lake Toxaway in Transylvania County, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data. The quake struck just before 11:30 p.m. on ...
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Officials have confirmed a minor earthquake was detected in western North Carolina late ...
An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina.
According to the USGS, the first earthquake hit 4.9 miles east southeast of Sparta, North Carolina at 12:34 a.m. It had a magnitude of 2.2 and a depth of 4 kilometers.
you may remember back in 2020, sparta was the site of a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that rattled north carolina and surrounding states. that was a big one, and extremely rare for our area.
The latest in a series of North Carolina earthquakes struck on Friday, with the magnitude 2.1 tremor shaking the town of West Canton. Geologists reportedly say a fault is now active.
Earthquakes aren’t common in the North Carolina mountains, so something unusual must be happening under Canton. Four quakes have been recorded in the past three days in the town about 130 miles ...