2.3 magnitude earthquake hits Elgin - ABC Columbia

2.3 magnitude earthquake hits Elgin - ABC Columbia

ELGIN, S.C. (WOLO)– There was a whole lot of shaking going on in Elgin on Thursday morning, April 24. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey say a 2.3 magnitude earthquake took place at 1:16 this morning just over three miles east of Elgin. According to the Geological Society of America, the town often gets hit by earthquakes due to Elgin sitting between two major strands of the eastern piedmont fault system. Categories: Kershaw, Local N…

Magnitude 2.3 Earthquake Just Struck Between Charlotte and Columbia

This morning at 12:16 AM, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake struck the small town of Elgin in Kershaw County between Charlotte and Columbia. The new quake brings the total to 91 earthquakes and aftershocks around the small South Carolina town over the past 2 years. The earthquakes around Elgin have been increasing in number and magnitude since they first started in late 2021, with the largest being a magnitude 3.6, which knocked out the power for hundr…