From Thestate.com
A weak earthquake has been felt by residents northwest of Charleston, but no damage was immediately reported.
A quake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was recorded at 7:42 a.m. Tuesday.
Such an earthquake can sometimes be felt, but generally causes little damage.
Carrieanne Bedwell, a seismologist with the Earthquake Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado, says the quake was centered about 10 miles east-southeast of Summerville.
The quake was in an area of a fault where the deadly Charleston earthquake of 1886 occurred.
The 1886 quake was a magnitude 7.3 that killed more than 100 people and destroyed about $5 million worth of property – worth $103 million when adjusted for inflation.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackIt was good that no one got hurt. Hope that the devastating earthquake that caused loss of persons and properties will no longer be repeated.Hope that such past shall no longer repeat itself.
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