COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) — Emergency management officials in South Carolina are reminding residents to be prepared as the state continues to experience regular seismic activity.
The United States Geological Survey has recorded numerous earthquakes near Coronaca in Greenwood County over the past several days. The most recent, a magnitude 1.7 temblor, happened at about 5 p.m. Monday and followed a 2.0 quake earlier in the day.
Eight earthquakes were reported in that same area on Aug. 23. The cluster of earthquakes is not uncommon in South Carolina. In 2022, numerous earthquakes were recorded in the Elgin area near Columbia, and several shook near Ladson the year prior.
The state has many fault lines, and state emergency management officials said the risk of earthquakes is greater than many may realize. Geologists at the College of Charleston said the state records between 10 and 20 quakes each year, most happening in the Lowcountry region…