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An earthquake shakes the Midlands Sunday morning. Check out where it was

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred near Jenkinsville on Nov. 26, 2023.
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred near Jenkinsville on Nov. 26, 2023.

An earthquake was reported early Sunday morning in the Midlands.

The United States Geological Survey said a magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred at 2:21 a.m. Sunday about 5 miles northwest of Jenkinsville in Fairfield County. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division also reported the quake on the social media platform X.

The quake reportedly had a depth of 4 kilometers, per the USGS.

It’s the second small earthquake in the Jenkinsville area in a week. The USGS also reported a magnitude 1.7 quake in the area on Nov. 19.

Chris Trainor
The State
Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.
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