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Small Earthquake Strikes North Georgia Mountains

Posted: Sat 1:14 PM, Oct 13, 2012

McCAYSVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- A small earthquake has rattled North Georgia near the border of Tennessee and North Carolina.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the 2.5-magnitude tremor happened just after midnight Saturday. The epicenter was calculated to be at McCaysville.
Residents of nearby Blue Ridge say the earthquake sounded like a bomb.
Officials said they received calls about the earthquake, but no damage was reported.


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