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Does North Carolina Get Earthquakes?

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Does North Carolina Get Earthquakes?

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  1. Oopsy.  I originally read this as North California...Sorry!

    Your answer is yes.  Mainly due to settling.  The area is riddled with faults from the Appalachian mountain building event back in the Paleozoic.

    Here is the USGS site that lists NC's earthquake activity:

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/stat...

    NC's most recent quake (1.9 on June 21st):

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/stat...

    NC's earthquake history:

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/stat...

    Largest NC quake (5.2 in 1916):

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/stat...

    Historic NC quakes:

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/stat...


  2. the link above shows california, not north carolina...
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