Strongest earthquake in the period: ranking of metro areas in North Carolina
Order: highest value first. Lower is better.
Strongest earthquake in the period: ranking of metro areas in North Carolina: Hickory ranks first (5.1 magnitude) and Winston last (5.1 magnitude). The median across 2 the state's metro areas is 5.1 magnitude. Observation period: 2006-2025. Source: USGS, ComCat earthquake catalog.
Largest earthquake magnitude within 100 km of the center during the observation period.
Data quality: observed tremors over 20 years only; no events means no value, not zero.
Only places with a value for the indicator are ranked; a gap is not a zero. A ranking on one indicator is not an assessment of a place to live.