Minor quake felt in Boone-Blowing Rock area – Winston

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A map from the USGS.gov website shows the location of Sunday’s 2.4 magnitude earthquake near Blowing Rock, North Carolina.



Posted: Monday, August 25, 2014 12:41 pm

Minor quake felt in Boone-Blowing Rock area

The Charlotte Observer

Winston-Salem Journal

BOONE – The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed Monday what some Watauga County residents were talking about Sunday evening – an earthquake in the Boone area.

The USGS said a minor earthquake, with an estimated intensity of 2.4, was reported about 7:30 p.m. in the Boone-Blowing Rock area. The quake was centered about two-thirds of a mile east of Tweetsie Railroad, or about 5 miles southeast of Boone.

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