Another Earthquake Just Struck The NC Rainforest

Another earthquake just struck at the heart of the North Carolina rainforest, 10 km west of Rosman. This past weekend’s quake had a magnitude of 1.7 and a shallow depth of .1 km.

Last month, there were a total of 5 quakes that struck the same area, according to USGS.

The largest quake last month had 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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