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The most property damage in North Carolina ever attributed to an earthquake was caused by the August 31, 1886, Charleston, South Carolina, shock. Severe damage occurred in Charleston and in an area within a radius of 160 kilometers. About 60 people were killed in the epicentral area.eports from Winston-Salem indicate that this earthquake was felt quite noticeably. The great earthquakes of 1811 -1812 centered in the Mississippi Valley near New Madrid, Missouri, were felt throughout North Carolina.
On December 9, 2003, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near Richmond, Virginia, was felt as far south as Raleigh. This earthquake occurred in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone, an event similar to the magnitude 5.8 Virginia earthquake on August 23, 2011, which was felt throughout most of Western North Carolina.aults and Dikes. The major faults of Western North Carolina discovered thus far are ancient, and none are known to be active. Most were formed during the Paleozoic mountain building episodes, around 480 to 300 million years ago.