A relatively rare East Coast earthquake centered northeast of South Carolina’s capital city has jolted large numbers of state residents awake
COLUMBIA, S.C. — — A relatively rare East Coast earthquake centered just northeast of South Carolina's capital city jolted large numbers of state residents awake early Monday, rocking the Southern state at a preliminary 3.3 magnitude, authorities said.The pre-dawn temblor lasted only seconds but hundreds of people took to social media to describe being shaken from sleep when the quake hit shortly after 1:30 a.m.
Vaughan said the 3.3 magnitude is an early assessment and could change, adding the quake had an epicenter of about 1.5 miles below the earth's surface near the community of Elgin. That location is about 25 miles northeast of downtown Columbia, the capital city.
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Preliminary 3.3 magnitude quake jolts South CarolinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A relatively rare East Coast earthquake centered just northeast of South Carolina's capital city jolted large numbers of state residents awake early Monday, rocking the Southern state at a preliminary 3.3 magnitude, authorities said.
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