North Carolina struck by the most powerful earthquake since 1926

This was the strongest earthquake in the American federal state since 1926, according to the North Carolina Geological Service.

The earthquake, whose epidera is in Alleghany County, was felt until Washington and Atlanta, according to reports in USGS.

There are no reports of injuries, but there is damage to the town of about 1,800 people, said Mayor Sparta Wes Brinegar.

“felt as if a large passing locomotive and a large wave coming under the bed,” said the mayor. I've lived here my whole life and never felt anything like it. ”

U n The SGS says earthquakes become devastating in size of 4.0 to 5.0. A 5.3 magnitude earthquake is considered a moderate earthquake, according to USGS.

The agency issued a green alert, meaning there is a low probability of casualties and injuries.

Sparta is located between three seismic zones, Charleston, South Carolina, Tennessee, and central Virginia.