When the most powerful earthquake to rattle North Carolina in more than 100 years shook much of the state on Sunday, the temblor apparently left its mark on one hillside.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the 5.1-magnitude quake struck around 8:07 a.m. on Sunday in Sparta, located about 70 miles northwest of Winston-Salem.
Travis Simpson-Hunt, who was at his parent’s cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains, posted on Facebook that one noticeable thing about the quake was “the sound.”
“It was like a train going through the Cabin and then you could here [sic] it moving further up the mountain,” he wrote. “Extremely Loud!”
There have also been several aftershocks in the area since Sunday, with a 2.2 magnitude tremor reported Tuesday morning.
It was the largest earthquake to hit the state since 1916, when a magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near Skyland, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
On Monday, the USGS said it received over 100,000 reports from people who felt the quake.
The USGS said the population in the affected region resides in structures “that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.”
The quake was felt in nearby states, including Virginia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Fox News’ Peter Aiken and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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