South Carolina Sees Longest Period Of Successive Earthquake Activity

(Columbia, SC) - Recent earthquakes in South Carolina mark the longest period of successive activity in recorded state history. 

That's according to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division after an earthquake swarm that started in late December. 

Since then, 44 low magnitude quakes have been tracked near Elgin. 

Officials say the earthquakes are not related to mining activity or any other human cause.


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