There was a small earthquake in the Columbia area Friday. Here’s where.
Residents in a neighboring city to Columbia might have felt a rumble Friday afternoon, as the U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake.
As noted by the S.C. Emergency Management Division, a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was confirmed by the USGS about a mile southeast of Cayce. It happened at 3:35 p.m. Friday. A 1.9 magnitude quake can barely be felt and is unlikely to cause damage, according to the USGS.
Per a USGS map, the earthquake was just off Dreher Road, near Huckabee Road. The quake happened about 3.1 miles beneath the surface, per the USGS.
Small earthquakes have continued to hit in South Carolina. There were 76 earthquakes in the Palmetto State in 2022, with more than 40 of them coming in Kershaw County.
Chris Trainor
The State