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North Carolina Hit With Biggest Earthquake In A Century

"Really, really scary."

Jon Brown
North Carolina Hit With Biggest Earthquake In A Century
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A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck North Carolina on Sunday morning in what seismologists are describing as the most powerful one to hit the state in more than a century.

Centered in Sparta, North Carolina, on the Virginia border, people felt the quake throughout the western portion of the state, as well as in Charlotte. No damage was reported, according to The Associated Press.

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