Another earthquake struck the North Carolina rainforest today, bringing the total to 4 quakes in just the past 30 days alone. Today’s quake had a magnitude of 1.7 and a shallow depth of 0.1 km, according to USGS.
The largest quake struck this past Wednesday, with a magnitude of 2.2 at 9:12am (UTC). The quake also had an extremely shallow depth of 0.1 km and an epicenter of 35.150°N 82.923°W, just west of Rosman, NC, in the heart of the NC rainforest.
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