Recent Midlands quakes raise Lake Murray Dam concerns, but officials say risk is slim

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For the past several years, small earthquakes have been reported in the Midlands. The latest was yesterday’s 3.0 quake near the Lake Murray Dam.

“I just felt a loud vibration, a loud boom, and I didn’t know what it was,” Columbia resident Quinton McElveen said.

It’s a boom that has some residents living near the Lake Murray Dam concerned. The original dam was built in 1930. However, 25 years ago, experts determined it was vulnerable to strong earthquakes…

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