Earthquake Information for North Carolina

Yearly Average Number of Earthquakes in North Carolina
2
Total Number of Earthquakes in North Carolina since 1931
129
Counties With The Highest Risk Of Earthquakes
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  • Wake County, NC Probability: 0.296%
  • Edgecombe County, NC Probability: 0.296%
  • Johnston County, NC Probability: 0.298%
  • Wilson County, NC Probability: 0.299%
  • Durham County, NC Probability: 0.302%
  • Nash County, NC Probability: 0.302%
  • Orange County, NC Probability: 0.303%
  • Wayne County, NC Probability: 0.304%
  • Harnett County, NC Probability: 0.309%
  • Franklin County, NC Probability: 0.310%
  • Greene County, NC Probability: 0.314%
  • Halifax County, NC Probability: 0.314%
  • Dare County, NC Probability: 0.315%
  • Lenoir County, NC Probability: 0.316%
  • Chatham County, NC Probability: 0.317%
  • Sampson County, NC Probability: 0.318%
  • Cumberland County, NC Probability: 0.318%
  • Bertie County, NC Probability: 0.322%
  • Martin County, NC Probability: 0.322%
  • Pitt County, NC Probability: 0.323%
  • Alamance County, NC Probability: 0.325%
  • Lee County, NC Probability: 0.328%
  • Granville County, NC Probability: 0.329%
  • Hyde County, NC Probability: 0.333%
  • Duplin County, NC Probability: 0.337%
  • Washington County, NC Probability: 0.339%
  • Hertford County, NC Probability: 0.344%
  • Person County, NC Probability: 0.344%
  • Carteret County, NC Probability: 0.350%
  • Vance County, NC Probability: 0.353%
  • Northampton County, NC Probability: 0.356%
  • Tyrrell County, NC Probability: 0.356%
  • Jones County, NC Probability: 0.358%
  • Beaufort County, NC Probability: 0.362%
  • Chowan County, NC Probability: 0.362%
  • Bladen County, NC Probability: 0.364%
  • Gates County, NC Probability: 0.366%
  • Caswell County, NC Probability: 0.367%
  • Perquimans County, NC Probability: 0.370%
  • Currituck County, NC Probability: 0.370%
  • Pamlico County, NC Probability: 0.374%
  • Warren County, NC Probability: 0.377%
  • Onslow County, NC Probability: 0.377%
  • Camden County, NC Probability: 0.378%
  • Craven County, NC Probability: 0.384%
  • Randolph County, NC Probability: 0.384%
  • Pasquotank County, NC Probability: 0.385%
  • Guilford County, NC Probability: 0.392%
  • Moore County, NC Probability: 0.415%
  • Hoke County, NC Probability: 0.435%
  • Pender County, NC Probability: 0.461%
  • Davidson County, NC Probability: 0.490%
  • Rockingham County, NC Probability: 0.509%
  • Montgomery County, NC Probability: 0.522%
  • Brunswick County, NC Probability: 0.524%
  • Columbus County, NC Probability: 0.532%
  • New Hanover County, NC Probability: 0.549%
  • Rowan County, NC Probability: 0.578%
  • Forsyth County, NC Probability: 0.607%
  • Robeson County, NC Probability: 0.612%
  • Davie County, NC Probability: 0.635%
  • Stanly County, NC Probability: 0.637%
  • Richmond County, NC Probability: 0.678%
  • Cabarrus County, NC Probability: 0.684%
  • Scotland County, NC Probability: 0.686%
  • Iredell County, NC Probability: 0.782%
  • Mecklenburg County, NC Probability: 0.840%
  • Stokes County, NC Probability: 0.854%
  • Anson County, NC Probability: 0.873%
  • Yadkin County, NC Probability: 0.912%
  • Catawba County, NC Probability: 1.010%
  • Lincoln County, NC Probability: 1.014%
  • Union County, NC Probability: 1.038%
  • Gaston County, NC Probability: 1.076%
  • Alexander County, NC Probability: 1.169%
  • Surry County, NC Probability: 1.402%
  • Cleveland County, NC Probability: 1.432%
  • Wilkes County, NC Probability: 1.561%
  • Caldwell County, NC Probability: 1.770%
  • Burke County, NC Probability: 1.835%
  • Rutherford County, NC Probability: 1.970%
  • Alleghany County, NC Probability: 2.083%
  • Polk County, NC Probability: 2.377%
  • Ashe County, NC Probability: 2.482%
  • McDowell County, NC Probability: 2.529%
  • Watauga County, NC Probability: 2.571%
  • Avery County, NC Probability: 2.748%
  • Henderson County, NC Probability: 2.922%
  • Mitchell County, NC Probability: 3.185%
  • Transylvania County, NC Probability: 3.371%
  • Yancey County, NC Probability: 3.389%
  • Buncombe County, NC Probability: 3.424%
  • Macon County, NC Probability: 3.788%
  • Clay County, NC Probability: 3.791%
  • Jackson County, NC Probability: 3.993%
  • Madison County, NC Probability: 4.114%
  • Haywood County, NC Probability: 4.204%
  • Cherokee County, NC Probability: 5.174%
  • Graham County, NC Probability: 5.474%
  • Swain County, NC Probability: 5.664%
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