According to the USGS, a 3.6 earthquake was detected 1.8 miles east of Elgin at 7:03 p.m. Over 1,700 meters were reported without power Wednesday night in Kershaw County. Also, at 7:22 p.m., a 1.8 ...

A Midlands town Sunday was hit by the strongest earthquake it has felt in an active seven months for seismic events. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 1:30 a.m. in Elgin, a town about ...

A third earthquake has shaken the Midlands in 2025, rumbling near the same place as before. A 2.0-magnitude earthquake, recorded around 7:45 a.m. Saturday, shook, for the second time this year ...

ELGIN, S.C. — Yet another earthquake shook the Midlands overnight. The United States Geological Survey is reporting a Magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred at 1:31 AM Sunday morning near I-20 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - After a string of earthquakes Wednesday, another one hit the Midlands near midnight.. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) reported a 2.4 magnitude ...

ELGIN, S.C. (WCSC) - The United States Geological Survey is reporting a small earthquake hit the Midlands on Thursday. According to the USGS, the 1.9 magnitude quake hit at 11:22 a.m. Thursday morning ...

Series of earthquakes in the Midlands might be longest in SC history, geologists say By Chris Trainor. June 30, 2022 4:19 PM. earthquake file image ...

The earthquake had a magnitude of 1.6 and a depth of 3 kilometers. Last week, the USGS issued an advisory to estimate the chance of larger earthquakes in this area. PREVIOUSLY: USGS issues ...

This is South Carolina’s 10th confirmed earthquake in 2023, a year after 76 were recorded in the Palmetto State. Many in Midlands wake to rumbling from earthquake that hit Columbia area Skip to ...

Another earthquake was reported in the Midlands Wednesday, the 10th in less than two weeks. By WMBF News Staff. Published: Jan. 5, 2022 at 12:05 PM EST KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF ...

The Midlands area has seen 44 earthquakes already this year, and local engineers says they are always preparing for earthquakes when building.