Earthquake in northwestern NC

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Felt here in Asheville. Apparently centered in Sparta 100 miles away, felt in Charlotte, Charleston, etc. Very odd.

[fuse]

Felt in Wake County. Disturbing.

[devildeac]

A bit of trembling felt for <30 seconds in this part of Onslow County. Mrs. dd thought it was the washing machine vibrating too much downstairs during its spin cycle. Very strange.

[mattman91]

Yeah, that was wild. Felt like a large truck zooming by my living room.

[Tripping William]

Not felt in the Sandhills, but definitely in W-S (says a friend).

Soooooooo 2020.

[jv001]

Not felt in the Sandhills, but definitely in W-S (says a friend).

Soooooooo 2020.

Felt it for sure here in W/S.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Felt it for sure here in W/S.

And Greensboro.

[Acymetric]

Felt it here in Durham, I had been awake for about 30 seconds. Pretty weird...my first earthquake (I was here for one several years ago but I was driving and missed it). Apparently Sparta had a smaller one yesterday, which makes it even weirder.

[Devilwin]

A bit of trembling felt for <30 seconds in this part of Onslow County. Mrs. dd thought it was the washing machine vibrating too much downstairs during its spin cycle. Very strange.

I also thought it was the washer, but the wife was still asleep. Bout 20 seconds,then a mild after shock about ten minutes later. Thomasville NC.
They say centered in Sparta, 5.1..

[-jk]

The epicenter is about 3 miles from our fieldstone farmhouse! I was just there last week.

-jk

[fuse]

Per Duke Men’s Basketball twitter:

Earthquake or aftershock from the double buzzer-beaters in Chapel Hill


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[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Felt it here in Durham, I had been awake for about 30 seconds. Pretty weird...my first earthquake (I was here for one several years ago but I was driving and missed it). Apparently Sparta had a smaller one yesterday, which makes it even weirder.

Actually, that makes this one less weird, but I know what you mean.

[camion]

There were several smaller tremors around Sparta before the 5.1 magnitude one at a little after 8:00 AM.

One news outlet mentioned that 5.1 was the biggest in the area since 1916.

Linky to USGS

And yes, I felt it in Greenville, SC. The cat came into the room with a "What's going on?" look to confirm it a few seconds after I felt it.

[richardjackson199]

4% chance of a bigger quake aftershock than the 5.1 for the next 7 days. And it's likely there will be smaller quakes over the next week with magnitude 3 or higher aftershocks. Biggest quake in NC since 1916.

https://www.wxii12.com/article/51-ma...olina/33555174

[devildeac]

Per Duke Men’s Basketball twitter:

Earthquake or aftershock from the double buzzer-beaters in Chapel Hill


I accept this answer 🤣

Winner.

[devildeac]

Any report of bodies of fresh and/or salt water turning red?

[camion]

Any report of bodies of fresh and/or salt water turning red?

Not yet, but I was wondering, could we substitute murder hornets if locusts weren't available?

[devildeac]

Not yet, but I was wondering, could we substitute murder hornets if locusts weren't available?

You could substitute sheep; they're a plague, amirite?

[richardjackson199]

Not yet, but I was wondering, could we substitute murder hornets if locusts weren't available?

Locusts were available this summer, the kind with red-eyes:

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/23/86158...erge-this-year

[Green Wave Dukie]

We felt it here in Colfax, just West of Greensboro. I thought it was an earthquake, but had to come to DBR to confirm.