BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – If you felt the earth shake Saturday night and live in Berkeley County, you weren’t imagining things.
The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Ladson at 10:37 p.m., with the epicenter located near the Kings Grant subdivision off Dorchester Road in Dorchester County. It had a depth of 3.2 miles, which means the earthquake originated very shallow in the earth’s upper crust.
Other nearby places also felt tremors, specifically Summerville and Goose Creek, according to the USGS.
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“Felt it in Oak Creek, behind SuperWalmart on Goose Creek. Not strong, but it did rumble outside briefly,” said Judith Casey.
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“My entire house shook, windows rattled, big boom. The strongest I’ve felt since buying my house several years ago. Haven’t felt one that strong since living in San Diego,” Summerville resident Deborah Valis Flynn posted to social media.
Some residents in Hanahan also said they heard a “boom” followed by brief “shaking.” Meanwhile, others felt the shock as far away as Columbia, the USGS reported. That’s 89 miles from the epicenter.
There were no injuries or damage reported.
The Lowcountry’s only deadliest earthquake happened almost 140 years ago. On Aug. 31, 1886, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake devastated Charleston and surrounding areas, resulting in the deaths of 60 people and millions of dollars in damage.
