Late-night earthquake reported in western NC

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The United States Geological Survey reported a late-night earthquake in western North Carolina on Thursday.

Officials said the 1.6-magnitude quake hit 7.1 miles southeast of Waynesville at 11:48 p.m. It had a depth of nine kilometers.

The earthquake was also 21.9 miles west-southwest of Asheville and 25 miles west-northwest of Hendersonville…

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