The United States Geological Survey has confirmed seven earthquakes today near Elgin, South Carolina.
The first quake occurred at 2:43 PM registering as a magnitude 3.5. A magnitude 2.1 followed at 2:57 PM. Next was a magnitude 1.9 at 4:02 PM. Then a magnitude 1.5 at 4:34 PM. A magnitude 3.6 at 7:03 PM. A magnitude 1.5 at 7:22 PM and finally a magnitude 1.8 at 7:22 PM.
The magnitude 3.6 earthquake that occurred at 7:03 PM makes it the strongest of the 44 earthquakes to occur in this area since December 1st. This is also the strongest earthquake in South Carolina since the Valentines Day quake in 2014. Since both the magnitude 3.5 and the magnitude 3.6 were shallow earthquakes, they were felt as far north as Charlotte, North Carolina!
