South Carolina was hit with two more earthquakes Thursday, increasing the total number recorded in the state since Monday to seven.
The first one was a 2.5-magnitude earthquake and the second was a 2.4-magnitude, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Damage from the earthquakes appeared to be minimal, according to the USGS.
FIFTH EARTHQUAKE IN TWO DAYS RATTLES COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AREA
“You really need to get into the magnitude four or four to half range where you may get some minor damage. Like other than knocking something off the shelf cracks and walls, things of that nature,” Steven Jaume, a professor in the geology department at the College of Charleston, told WLTX.
The 2.5-magnitude earthquake occurred around 7 a.m. and the 2.4-magnitude strike happened at approximately 2 p.m, the USGS said. The epicenters of both earthquakes took place about 6 kilometers east of Elgin, South Carolina, roughly 25 miles northeast of Columbia.
Elgin is located near a fault system that goes from Georgia through North Carolina and South Carolina into Virginia, the Associated Press reported.
A map and a list of the Kershaw County earthquakes this week. pic.twitter.com/oUBmaNOoko
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The biggest earthquake of the week in South Carolina took place Monday and recorded a 3.2 magnitude. The smallest, a 1.7-magnitude earthquake, took place Tuesday, according to the USGS.
South Carolina’s Emergency Management Division estimates the state experiences 10 to 20 earthquakes per year.
