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Earthquakes in Pitt County

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22828
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If someone told you Greenville was prone to Earthquakes you would probably say they were crazy. But the records reveal that Greenville and other Pitt communities were shaken by earthquakes on December 16, 1811; February 12, 1812; August 31, 1886; and May 31, 1897. Kammerer gives much detail surrounding the August 31, 1886 (Great Charleston Earthquake) in the Greenville community. He also raises the surreal question: what if an earthquake hits Greenville and ECU’s high rise dormitories?