6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Carolina Coasts, No Threats Of Tsunami

6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes coastal region o north carolina
Photo Credit: Dr Lucy Jones

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the coastal region of Northern Carolina Monday 20th, around midday.

The earth-shake reportedly centered in the Pacific Ocean, about 24 miles west of Petrolia and 44 miles southwest of Eureka.

However, no threat of a Tsunami has been issued by the authorities.

According to Dr. Lucy Jones, a Seismologist, she reported on Twitter that the earthquake was “a transform fault, meaning the motion is sideways. No vertical motion so little water is displaced and thus no tsunami warning.”

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