North Carolina Earthquake History

Name: North Carolina — earthquake history (magnitude 4.5+)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Since February 21, 1916, the USGS has recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in North Carolina. The strongest was M 5.2.

By decade

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Strongest in North Carolina

M 5.2 · Near Asheville, North CarolinaFebruary 21, 1916 M 5.1 · 4 km SE of Sparta, North CarolinaAugust 9, 2020

All recorded earthquakes

M 5.1 mwAugust 9, 2020

4 km SE of Sparta, North Carolina · depth 4 km

M 5.2 mfaFebruary 21, 1916

Near Asheville, North Carolina

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.