2.2 magnitude earthquake rattles North Carolina mountains, USGS says
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 2.2-magnitude earthquake hit the North Carolina mountains late Friday, government seismologists confirmed.
The quake struck at 11:23 p.m. and was centered about 5.6 miles west of Rosman, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Charlotte is about 140 miles east of Rosman.
At least two people said on social media that they felt the earthquake, according to the USGS.
Earthquakes under 3.0 are considered weak on the earthquake magnitude scale and typically cause no damage. No damage was reported in the quake near Rosman.
On May 10, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake near the Tennessee-North Carolina border was felt as far east as Charlotte, the USGS reported.
That quake struck at 9:04 a.m. and was centered about 12 miles southeast of Greenback, Tennessee. That’s near North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest.
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