8 earthquakes strike North Carolina within one week

In one week, eight earthquakes between magnitudes 1.4 to 2.5 hit the Western North Carolina region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).A town called Cherokee in the western part of North Carolina experienced six tremors in five days last week.The strongest earthquake was a magnitude 2.5 around 11:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday approximately 2.5 miles southwest of Cherokee.> Last night's 2.3 magnitude earthquake near the North Carolina/Tennessee border is a reminder that eathhquakes can &am