Sonic boom wasn’t responsible for latest round of rumbling in this part of SC

A day after a sonic boom shook up South Carolina residents some more traditional seismic activity returned to the Palmetto State.

Not one, but two earthquakes were recorded in the Upstate Friday evening, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey.

A 1.8 magnitude earthquake was confirmed near the Cross Anchor area at 6:05 p.m., the South Carolina Emergency Management Division reported. Less than 20 minutes later, another earthquake was recorded in the same part of Spartanburg County as a 1.9 magnitude seismic event happened at 6:22 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey…

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