The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was the strongest to rock the region since a magnitude 5.2 quake in 1916.
Sunday's temblor which struck at 8:07 a.m., was centered just southeast of Sparta, North Carolina, about 100 miles north of Charlotte.
"It felt like a big locomotive going by and a big wave coming underneath the bed," said Sparta Mayor Wes Brinegar told."A big wave coming to lift you. ... I've lived here my whole life and have never felt anything like that." Brinegar said some foundations apparently cracked and books were knocked off shelves. More than 100 miles to the south in Stanley, Gary Hooper was sitting on my couch when the temblor hit.
"I felt the couch move and then all of a sudden it just shook the whole house for four or five seconds, although at the time it felt like it was much longer,”The quake shook residents out of their beds and drew a crowd to social media. "OMG!!! We experienced an earthquake in Charlotte, NC this morning!!! Our whole house shook!!!" tweeted
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