At 6:07:03 am on December 7, 2007 PARI's seismometer detected a magnitude 3.1 earthquake. It was recorded by the U.S Geologic Survey's official government site as an earthquake with its epicenter in Polk County about 5 miles from Columbus, North Carolina at 35.320°N, 82.190°W. Click the image below to see a larger picture of the screen capture.