Earthquake hits near Blowing Rock
by Anna Oakes
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck two miles north-northeast of Blowing Rock and three miles south of Boone around 3:50 p.m. Sunday, according to
Earthquake hits near Blowing Rock
by Anna Oakes
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck two miles north-northeast of Blowing Rock and three miles south of Boone around 3:50 p.m. Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The USGS said the quake originated at a depth of 5.7 miles, according to the agency's Earthquake Hazards Program website.
Area residents in Boone, Vilas, Bethel, Meat Camp and Blowing Rock reported a sudden, abrupt shaking, as i