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AN earthquake has hit a US region plagued by a mystery “swarm” of tremors over the last year.
The shakes took place shortly after 9:30pm on Sunday, 14km outside Elgin, South Carolina.
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The 2.5 magnitude earthquake took place 14km of Elgin, South Carolina todayCredit: South Carolina Emergency Management Division
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The state is home to a number of fault linesCredit: SCEMD
The town, near Columbia, has reportedly been affected by a swarm of earthquakes for months.
In response, the University of South Carolina has installed 86 new small seismometers to figure out the cause, WLTX reports.
Assistant professor at USC’s School of Earth, Ocean & Environment, Daniel Frost, said: “There have been earthquakes happening in Elgin since the start of the year and no one’s got a really good answer for what’s going on with them.
“We’re hoping that, now, we have these seismometers right on top of where the swarm is happening, we’ll be able to better locate where these earthquakes are.”
The results of the meters will not be available until January.
According to the National Geological Survey, the shaking will be light and there is not expected to be damage.
The State Department of Emergency Management said few people will feel the shaking unless the conditions are “favorable.”
The state generally sees ten to 20 earthquakes every year.
Only two to five of them tend to be felt.
Over 700 people said they have felt the shakes, WLTX said.
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Map above shows the top five biggest earthquakes in South CarolinaCredit: South Carolina Emergency Management Division
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