4 km SE of Sparta, North Carolina

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 4.1 km depth.

Depth4.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated14 June 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km SE of Sparta, North Carolina?

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36.474333, -81.086500

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

se60324281

Coordinates

36.4743333, -81.0865

Network

Significance

1290