RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Out of 20 North Carolina earthquakes registered in 2025 so far, a vast majority were in the same county, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Lake Toxaway area of Transylvania County has been the hot spot of the state, with 14 earthquakes ranging from magnitude 1.3 to 2.4 that happened between May 30 and Oct. 18.
Marion, N.C. saw the two most recent earthquakes, just over five hours apart on Friday. The first registered at 1:20 a.m. as a 2.2 and the second was a 2.1 at 6:35 a.m.
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The largest magnitude earthquake of the year was a 2.7 on August 14 in Mill Spring. Interestingly, this was also the only earthquake of the year to be recorded in Polk County…