233110 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/5-1-magnitude-earthquake-in-north-carolina-felt-in-metro-atlantaSPARTA, N.C. A moderate earthquake in Sparta, NC shook the ground just after 8 a.m. Sunday morning and the shock waves were felt over 300 miles away. The United State Geological Survey, USGS, confirms that there was a 5.1 magnitude with a depth of 9 km about 3 km southeast of Sparta, NC at 8:07 a.m. Sunday morning.Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:53:00 +0200fox5atlanta-a6b3be3eb7e061a8b59954986686d4b320200809155300https://abc7ny.com/weather/51-north-carolina-earthquake-reportedly-felt-hundreds-of-miles-away/6362448/. SPARTA, N.C. -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook much of North Carolina early Sunday, rattling homes, buildings and residents. The quake happened near Sparta, adjacent to the Virginia state line, around 8 a.m. ET, according to the United States Geological Survey.Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:44:00 +0200abc7ny-e4d84aece421637b241ebdfd64af3ec220200809154400https://www.wral.com/earthquake/magnitude-5-1-earthquake-hits-nc-tremors-felt-across-state/19227133/By WRAL Weather Team. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported in Sparta, North Carolina, and felt across the Triangle at around 8 a.m. This is the largest earthquake North Carolina has seen since 1916. That earthquake was a magnitude 5.2. Sparta is located near the North Carolina-Virginia line in Alleghany County.Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:37:00 +0200wral-4c576707161f43c868f4c00c643e9ab020200809153700https://www.wbtv.com/2020/08/09/did-you-feel-it-magnitude-earthquake-reported-near-sparta/CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit near Sparta, North Carolina on Sunday morning, and thousands of people in the Charlotte area felt the remnants of it. The quake was reported around 8:07 a.m. at 2.6. miles away from Sparta. According to the United States Geological Survey , the epicenter was 36.Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:20:00 +0200wbtv-99aac586de10df80b5345f76c746872220200809152000