1.4 magnitude earthquake reported north of Richland County
A small earthquake was reported north of Columbia Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The tremor — which registered a 1.4 on the Richter scale — was reported just after 8 a.m. in Winnsboro Mills, which is in Fairfield County, about 30 miles north of Columbia, the Geological Survey said. It measured just over a kilometer deep.
That magnitude of earthquake is “not felt except by a very few under especially favorable conditions,” according to the Geological Survey’s website.
Moderately damaging quakes hit the inland area of the Carolina every few decades, while smaller quakes are felt about once every year or two, according to the agency.
A 2.3-magnitude earthquake was reported near Clemson last month.