South Carolina is among 16 states in the U.S. with the highest risk for earthquakes, according to an update from the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS updated its national seismic hazard maps for ...

The USGS says a 2.7 magnitude quake struck near Parksville, South Carolina, on Saturday, close to the epicenter of the 2014 4 ...

The South Carolina Geological Survey (SCGS) is interested in making South Carolinians aware of our seismic past, what causes our earthquakes, ... Map showing earthquake epicenters of the 1886 ...

What The USGS Earthquake Map Tells Us. The color-coded map shows a range of earthquake probability across the U.S. ... South Carolina, where a major earthquake happened in 1886.

It had been typical for South Carolina to have between six and 10 earthquakes a year, the S.C. Geological Survey previously reported. There have been 143 earthquakes in South Carolina since Jan ...

The latest quakes occurred near Elgin, South Carolina, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The town is located about 20 miles northeast of Columbia, the state's capital.

Sunday’s earthquake was confirmed at 4:48 a.m. in the area near Coronaca, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said. It happened about 2.5 miles beneath the surface, the USGS said.

Map of the area affected by an earthquake, Aug. 9, 2020. USGS A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the border between North Carolina and Virginia on Sunday morning.