5.1-magnitude quake hits North Carolina; no damage reported

[turbinetree]

Source: Associated Press

SPARTA, N.C. (AP) — Officials say an earthquake - the strongest in more than 100 years - shook much of North Carolina early Sunday, rattling homes, buildings and residents.

The National Weather Service in Greenville said the 5.1-magnitude temblor struck at 8:07 a.m., following a much smaller quake several hours earlier.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

It was the largest earthquake to hit the state since 1916, when a magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near Skyland, the weather service said.

The U.S. Geological Service said the quake’s epicenter was about 2.5 miles (four kilometers) southeast of Sparta, just south of the Virginia-North Carolina border. The USGS said the population in the affected region resides in structures “that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.”

The quake was felt in nearby states including Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Read more: https://apnews.com/e9c431febbeb3e4fb4f7685abc315f51

[dweller]

1. and yet they won't shut up about it

NBC affiliate should be showing Meet the Press, but instead is taking callins from
anyone who wants to tell how it affected them ..
8 seconds of mild shaking followed by 8 hours of reports ?

✌🏼

[Traildogbob]

3. Fuck Press the Meat

The Cornhole championship is more entertaining, and much more helpful to our national disaster, trumpism, than that Unreality show. A damn minor earthquake is a great break from GOP hell. Maybe it will crack on up north of my hit area and swallow DC into a crevice down to hell. If ya missing Press the Meat, Fox is on 24/7. About as Fair and Balanced.

[Zorro]

5. 5.1 is enough to get one's attention

No doubt a lot of people in the region have never experienced an earthquake, so I'd cut the local affiliate some slack.

It's not California, after all.

Beautiful area, BTW.

[LeftInTX]

6. North Carolina will rebuild!

[lostnfound]

7. ROFL

We had some paper towels fall over in the garage.

[Raine]

9. That would be a decent sized earthquake even here in California. nt

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

[AllaN01Bear]

4. details of quake below.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/se60324281/executive

[Warpy]

8. WRAL had video from a nanny cam

near the epicenter and it was a pretty good shake. It was over in seconds. It might have sloshed coffee out of a full mug, but that's about it. I'm sure it woke people up faster than the coffee could have.

The call ins are most likely both funnier and more informative than Press the Meat ever is.