2020 Sparta earthquake

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2020 Sparta Earthquake
2020 Sparta earthquake is located in North Carolina
Sparta
Sparta
Raleigh
Raleigh
Charlotte
Charlotte
Greensboro
Greensboro
2020 Sparta earthquake
Magnitude ṃ
Depth 3.7 km (2.3 mi)
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Type Oblique-slip reverse[1]
Areas affected North Carolina
Total damage Unknown
Max. intensity VII (Very strong)[2]
Landslides 0 (none reported)
Foreshocks 8[3]
Aftershocks 2 (as of 8/9/20 1:30 p.m. EST)[4]
Casualties 0 (none reported)

The 2020 Sparta earthquake was a relatively uncommon intraplate earthquake that occurred near the small town of Sparta, North Carolina, on August 9, 2020 at 8:07 am local time. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 5.1, and a shallow depth of 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi).[1] Shaking was reported throughout the East Coast, Southern and Midwestern United States.[5] It was the strongest earthquake recorded in North Carolina in 104 years[6], and the largest to strike the East Coast since the 2011 Virginia earthquake.[7][8]

Geology

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Earthquake

File:2020 Sparta earthquake (USGS) DYFI responses.pdf
DYFI ("Did You Feel It?") responses showing shaking intensity

Foreshocks

There were 8 foreshocks ranging from ṃ to 2.6, the earliest of which was a ṃ that occurred on August 8, one day prior to the 5.1 mainshock.[3]

Aftershocks

Impacts

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See also

References

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