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.
Earthquakes have been increasing in frequency around the Charlotte region over the past few years. Last year, we experienced the largest earthquake in over 100 years when a 5.1 magnitude quake hit Sparta, NC, and since then, dozens of aftershocks have continued to rattle our state.
According to USGS.gov, “Moderately damaging earthquakes strike the inland Carolinas every few decades, and smaller earthquakes are felt about once each year or two.”
Have you felt any of the quakes?
