The 1886 earthquake in Charleston was catastrophic. Are we prepared for another one?
Nearly 140 years ago, a massive earthquake struck Charleston. It left enduring weak spots across the region which could be ...
WYFF 4 Greenville-Spartanburg on MSN1mon
Earthquake hits South Carolina Saturday morning, according to USGS
An earthquake shook a part of the state Saturday morning, according to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division ...
'Dusty' archives inspire new story about 1886 Charleston earthquake
Late on August 31, 1886, while many people were asleep, a large quake rocked Charleston, South Carolina, and the surrounding ...
Dothan Eagle5h
College sports departments gearing up for 'economic earthquake'
“At the end of the day, this is an economic earthquake within the system,” said Andrew Zimbalist, economics professor ...
Commercial Appeal15d
Could Memphis handle a massive earthquake, and how likely is one? What the experts say
The earthquakes were so powerful they were felt in South Carolina, in Connecticut ... The University of Memphis is home to the Center for Earthquake Research and Information, which closely ...
Sentinel-Tribune17d
May 12, more than 87,000 dead or missing in China earthquake
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province left more than 87,000 people dead or ...
3.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Dyersburg, Tennessee; no damage, injuries reported so far
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Dyersburg, Tennessee early Thursday morning. No damage or injuries were immediately ...
WJCL on MSN11d
USGS: Earthquake reported in Georgia Saturday morning
An earthquake was reported Saturday in Georgia. According to the United States Geological Survey, the 2.2 magnitude earthquake was reported near LaGrange at 2:23 a.m. The USGS reports the quake ...
Forbes1mon
East Coast Earthquakes Like Today’s Are Rare—But They Do Happen
when a 7.0 earthquake hit Charleston, South Carolina, killing 60 people. The 2011 earthquake in Virginia was not the largest earthquake in U.S. history, or even in the east—but the USGS says it ...
4.1-magnitude quake follows weekend swarm in Southern California, seismologists say
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Imperial Valley in California following a swarm of smaller tremors, the U.S. Geological ...
Two sets of earthquake swarms have hit California. What’s going on along the Mexico border?
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck at 5:17 a.m. Monday near an active swarm of smaller quakes that began Saturday. A separate ...
WRAL23d
Earthquake rumbles near Charlotte airport, most recent in string of NC quakes
In the past few months, several earthquakes have taken place in North Carolina, with two happening just minutes apart in Lowgap at the end of March and another shaking in Bryson City in early April.