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Aftershocks continued to occur in the Midlands region where another earthquake was confirmed Wednesday morning.
A 2.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded near Lugoff at 1:45 a.m., according to the South Carolina Department of Emergency Management. This is the ninth earthquake to hit the District of Columbia in just over a week.
USGS data showed that the quake occurred near the surface at a depth of 0.5 km, or about a third of a mile.
The latest earthquake was the strongest of all seismic activity confirmed in Kershaw County in the past week, other than the first on December 27 which registered 3.3 on the Richter scale.
Wednesday’s earthquake is among the five strongest of the 32 confirmed in Palmetto since January 18, 2021, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Anyone who felt the earthquake could report it to the USGS, and more than 250 people had it by 6:45 a.m.
There were no reports of major damage or injuries from the last nine earthquakes.
Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or less often go unnoticed and are usually only recorded by a seismograph, according to Michigan Technological University. The school said an earthquake less than 5.5 degrees is not likely to cause significant damage.
The Geological Survey of the Supreme Committee reported earlier that it is typical for South Carolina to experience six to ten earthquakes a year. There were at least 11 earthquakes recorded by the US Geological Survey in South Carolina in 2020.
After Wednesday’s activity, 22 earthquakes have been recorded since September 27 in Palmetto State, according to the Natural Resources Department of the Supreme Committee.
Of the earthquakes confirmed in South Carolina since the beginning of 2021, 20 have occurred in the Midlands, according to data from the SCN Department of Natural Resources.
Earthquakes reported in SC in 2021-22
date / location
the size
depth (km)
Jan 18 Dalziel
2.1
6.9
February 13 / Summerville
2.1
5.1
May 12 / Heath Springs
1.8
9.99
May 31 / Summit
2.6
1.7
May 31 / Summit
2.0
5.1
July 16 / Ladson
2.04.0
July 22 / Ladson
1.3
3.5
July 22 / Ladson
1.95
3.97
August 21 / Centerville
1.75
1.97
August 21 / Centerville
1.71
3.37
September 27 / Summerville
2.86.0
September 27 / Summerville
2.0
5.8
September 27 / Centerville
3.3
6.8 October. 25 / Jenkinsville 2.23.8 Oct. 26/ Jenkinsville 1.80.0 Oct. 28/ Jenkinsville 1.81.8 Oct. 28/ Jenkinsville 1.70.0 Oct. 28/ Jenkinsville 2.14.2 Oct. 31/Jenkinsville 2.30.1 Nov. 1/ Jenkinsville 2.05.1 Nov. 9/ Centerville 1.53.8 November. 16 / Ariel 2.25.4 Dec. 20/ Ladson 1.12.8 Dec. 27 / Lugoff 3.33.2 Dec. 27 / Lugoff 2.52.4 Dec. 27 / gene 2.10.7 Dec. 27 / Elgin 1.74.9 29 / Elgin 2.31.6 Dec. 30 / gene 2.52.5 dis. 30 / Elgin 2.43.8 3 / Logoff 2.52.7 Jan. 5/ Lugoff2.60.5 Behind our report this is a breaking news story
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This story was originally published on January 5, 2022 6:56 am.
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