A 2.3 magnitude earthquake shook residents of Monarch Mill Saturday morning.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake hit just after 7 in the morning. The epicenter of the earthquake was just over two miles north east of Monarch Mill. Such a small earthquake can not usually be felt by people.
Since 1776 people living in the Carolinas and nearby Georgia and Tennessee have felt small earthquakes and suffered damage from rare larger ones, according to the USGS website. The largest earthquake in the region was a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in 1916. Moderately damaging earthquakes strike the inland Carolinas every few decades and smaller ones can be felt about once a year.