In less than a week, the Irmo community in South Carolina has recorded three consecutive earthquakes, an atypical situation for an area where seismic activity is usually sporadic. The most recent one was a magnitude 1.8 tremor, which was confirmed by the U.S. Geological Service (USGS). The other earthquakes occurred in previous days in the area with local reports of small movements that many residents could feel or hear. Although on social netwo…
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In less than a week, the Irmo community in South Carolina has recorded three consecutive earthquakes, an atypical situation for an area where seismic activity is usually sporadic. The most recent one was a magnitude 1.8 tremor, which was confirmed by the U.S. Geological Service (USGS). The other earthquakes occurred in previous days in the area with local reports of small movements that many residents could feel or hear. Although on social netwo…