Earthquake reported near Blowing Rock, USGS says

BLOWING ROCK, N.C. (WBTV) - According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.1 magnitude earthquake occurred off of U.S. 321 just north of Blowing Rock, and south of Boone at 12:22 a.m. (EST) Tuesday. The depth of the earthquake was measured at 2.1 kilometers.

Numerous smaller magnitude earthquakes have been reported in Elgin, South Carolina, just to the northeast of Columbia, South Carolina for the past year. In that past month of July, 10 earthquakes between 1.0 to 2.3 magnitude have been felt in and around Elgin, South Carolina.

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