KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Elgin may be more seismically silent than years past, but a rumble on Saturday afternoon suggests earthquakes aren't done in the area yet.
The South Carolina Emergency Management Division shared data from the U.S. Geological Survey on Saturday, estimating an earthquake outside of Elgin in Kershaw County around 2:46 p.m. registered with a magnitude of 2.13. That's not a particularly large quake and is on the border of what people can sense.
However, a USGS reporting tool counts 25 people who have allegedly felt the rumble. The epicenter of the earthquake shouldn't be a surprise to longtime residents. Estimated coordinates place it across the road from Doby's Mill Elementary School, which is not far from where several earthquakes have occurred in years past.
The region has had about nine reported earthquakes so far in 2024, with the largest, a magnitude 2.7 rumble, occurring on March 9. However, this year's number of earthquakes still pales in comparison to 2022, when the same area saw nearly 80 earthquakes.
