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2.2-Magnitude Earthquake Confirmed Near Asheville

The earthquake hit just north of Canton around 12:30 a.m. The second in western NC in a month.
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Western North Carolina was impacted by an earthquake on early Monday. 

The 2.2-magnitude quake hit about 20 miles west of Asheville just before 12:30 a.m. according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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The earthquake appeared to be just north of Canton.

On Dec. 12, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake was felt across East Tennessee and in to parts of Georgia and North Carolina.

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was felt across East Tennessee and in to parts of Georgia and North Carolina on Wednesday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, followed by a 3.3 magnitude earthquake and two other aftershocks. The earthquake happened around 4:15 a.m.

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