Magnitude 2.5 earthquake rattles Charleston, South Carolina area with more shaking just days after prior quake

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A magnitude 2.5 earthquake shook the Charleston, South Carolina portion conscionable aft 9:00 p.m. section clip Wednesday, centered 4.1 miles northwest of Centerville, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Shaking was felt successful Charleston itself, according to the USGS.

There's nary connection connected immoderate harm caused by the quake.

This latest earthquake was precise adjacent to a magnitude 2.9 quake that jolted the aforesaid portion connected Saturday night.

The USGS said implicit the play that damaging earthquakes are uncommon adjacent Charleston, but a magnitude 7.0 quake struck the country backmost successful 1886. That earthquake destroyed and damaged galore buildings and resulted successful 60 deaths.

Wednesday's quake appeared to beryllium little wide felt than the 1 implicit the weekend.

Weaker earthquakes are often felt crossed greater distances connected the East Coast compared to the West Coast due to the fact that older bedrock successful the East allows seismic waves to question farther, according to the USGS.

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