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The most property damage in North Carolina ever attributed to an earthquake was caused by the August 31, 1886, Charleston, South Carolina, shock. Severe damage occurred in Charleston and in an area within a radius of 160 kilometers. About 60 people were killed in the epicentral area.eports from Winston-Salem indicate that this earthquake was felt quite noticeably. The great earthquakes of 1811 -1812 centered in the Mississippi Valley near New Madrid, Missouri, were felt throughout North Carolina.
March 28, 1984 Carolina's Tornado Outbreak. The largest and most devastating tornado outbreak to affect North and South Carolina during the last century occurred on March 28, 1984. The outbreak produced 22 tornadoes that killed 57 people, including 42 in North Carolina with 15 in South Carolina, and injured another 800.ust a few moments after the Clinton tornado lifted, the fourth major tornado to affect North Carolina touched down at 2015 LST, 5 miles northeast of Clinton. This storm produced a direct hit on Faison, Calypso, and portions of Mount Olive in southeastern Wayne county.