FRANKLIN, NC (FOX Carolina) -
Some people in western North Carolina might have felt a light rumble Tuesday night after a tiny earthquake registered.
The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 2.0 earthquake happened about 11 p.m. and the epicenter was in the Nantahala National Forest in Macon County, about 7 miles NNE of Franklin.
The USGS said it was not enough to cause damage but some might have felt a jolt.
FOX Carolina has received calls from people in Rutherford, Jackson and Swain counties who said they felt the tremors.
According to the USGS, one to two minor earthquakes are felt each year in the Carolinas while moderately damaging earthquakes strike the inland Carolinas every few decades.
While it was a minor earthquake, the USGS said eastern quakes can be felt further from their epicenters. For example, they report a magnitude 4.0 in the eastern U.S. earthquake can typically be felt places as far as 60 miles from where it occurred.
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