Earthquakes in North Carolina

North Carolina's earthquakes are intraplate and generally small, concentrated in the western mountains near the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone and in scattered Piedmont faults. Damaging events are rare, but the hard Appalachian crust carries shaking over long distances, so quakes are often felt far from where they start.

This page tracks live USGS seismic activity across North Carolina — 13 cities including Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro. The map and list above update continuously; open any city for a closer view with its own recent-quake and felt-radius detail.