A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Sparta, North Carolina, on August 9, 2020, at 8:07 a.m. local time. The event was the strongest North Carolina earthquake since 1916, producing “very strong” shaking and over 100,000 Did You Feel It? reports throughout the southern, midwestern, and northeastern United States. More than 500 residential and commercial structures were damaged during the quake. As a result, North Carolina Emergency Management deployed eight post-disaster building safety evaluators, including four engineers, to evaluate the damaged structures for safe occupancy.