South Carolina records 6 small earthquakes in Charleston area since beginning of February

South Carolina has seen respective tiny earthquakes since February started, with the strongest being a magnitude 2.9 connected Saturday. 

According to information from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), six earthquakes were reported betwixt Feb. 3 and Feb. 12. 

All the earthquakes occurred adjacent each different successful the confederate portion of the state, adjacent Summerville, astir 25 miles inland from Charleston. 

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Aerial presumption of historical Charleston, South Carolina. 

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The strongest earthquake, a magnitude 2.9, was reported astir 5 miles southbound of Summerville connected Saturday, Feb. 7. 

Four days earlier that, a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded astir 3 miles southbound of Summerville. 

A fewer days aboriginal connected Wednesday, a magnitude 2.5 earthquake shook 4.3 miles southbound of Ladson, astir 6 miles southbound of Summerville, South Carolina. 

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Between the larger magnitude 2 earthquakes, immoderate smaller magnitude 1's were reported. 

First, a magnitude 1.6 earthquake, 3.8 miles southbound of Ladson connected Monday. 

Another magnitude 1.6 occurred connected Wednesday, southbound of Centerville, South Carolina. 

Finally, a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was reported adjacent Ladson and Summerville again connected Thursday astatine astir 4 a.m. ET. 

Weak to airy shaking was reported astir the epicenter of each six earthquakes, according to USGS data. 

Historic earthquake

The portion isn't a alien to earthquakes. Back successful 1886, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was reported adjacent Charleston, damaging oregon destroying galore buildings and starring to 60 deaths, the USGS reported. 

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Charleston, S.C., wide presumption from St. Michael's Church, circa 1900. Creator: Unknown. 

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To this day, the USGS said, the 1886 earthquake is the astir damaging earthquake to hap successful the Southeastern U.S.

Summerville astatine that clip was a tiny municipality of astir 2,000 people, the USGS said. There, galore houses settled successful an inclined presumption oregon were displaced by astir 2 inches aft the earthquake.