Earthquake shakes WNC

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updated: August 24, 2005 11:53 pm

ASHEVILLE - The National Weather Service in Greer, S.C., has reported that an earthquake has hit the Asheville area, shaking homes across the mountains.

The earthquake measured a 3.8 on the Richter Scale, NWS forecaster John Tomko said.

“It was widely felt across Western North Carolina and northeast Georgia.�

There have been no reports of damage so far,� Tomko said.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center an earthquake occurred at 11:09. The earthquake's center was located 2 miles southeast from Hot Springs.