Rumbling returns to South Carolina. A second Earthquake hits the Lowcountry this week
An earthquake has hit a tremor-prone area of South Carolina once again, the second this week.
A 2.09 magnitude earthquake was recorded Saturday morning around 5:30 a.m. in Charleston County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was about 11 kilometers from the town of Centerville, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division said.
No injuries or damage have been reported.
The tremors marked the twenty-ninth confirmed earthquake in South Carolina so far this year.
The past three confirmed earthquakes in South Carolina have happened in the Lowcountry. Another small quake was recorded in the Centerville area as recent as Nov. 20.
At least 28 quakes were recorded in South Carolina in 2023, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. The state previously averaged about six to 10 annually, according to the S.C. Geological Survey.
Earthquakes under a 2.5 magnitude often go unnoticed. But anyone who felt shaking or heard rumbling can report it to the USGS.
“Though the frequency of these minor earthquakes may alarm some, we do not expect a significantly damaging earthquake in South Carolina at this time, even though we know our state had them decades ago,” South Carolina EMD Director Kim Stenson previously said in a news release.
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This story was originally published December 7, 2024 at 2:02 PM with the headline "Rumbling returns to South Carolina. A second Earthquake hits the Lowcountry this week."
