O/T Earthquake in S,C.?

Re: O/T Earthquake in S,C.?

Hank Knight in SC


>Todd,

Columbia is on a fault line that runs through the middle of the state clear down to Charleston. We get a tremble from time to time - like once every 10 to 15 years. Unless you're very sensitive to those things you wouldn't notice - nothing like California or Alaska. No big deal. If we had a tremble today, I didn't feel it, and I'll bet your daughter didn't either.

Hank

Todd, there were two, go here and check *LINK*

Ian (in Sydney, Australia)


>there were two

Magnitude 3.7 at 2006/09/25 05:44:23 5.0km deep, 10 km ( 6 mi) NNE of Society Hill, SC

Magnitude 3.5 at 2006/09/22 11:22:01 5.1km deep, 10 km ( 6 mi) NNW of Bennettsville, SC


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/index.php

Re: Todd, there were two, go here and check

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native now in Jax Fl.


>No wonder I couldn't find anything on the T.V. news about it last night. I didn't know that there was a fault line in that area, or if I did, I forgot that I knew. Thanks for the info.

Interesting site Ian, good way to keep track of all the rockin' and rollin' goin' on eh.

T.O.

Re: Todd, there were two, go here and check

Ian (in Sydney, Australia)


>I don't know much about the SC geology, but you can get earthquakes well away from fault lines.

as earthquakes go, 3.5 is pretty mild and I'm sure the TV news was full of much more important stuff last night !

well, I'm off to bed

see you again

ian

Last big one was in 1886

Hank Knight from SC


>Todd,

There was a big earthquake in Charleston in 1886 and it was felt as far away as Augusta. It caused signigficant damage to Charleston. Google "Charleston earthquake" and you'll get lots of hits, many with photographs. I've lived here most of my life - since the 1940s -and have never felt an earthquake, although there have apparently been many small tremors. We haven't have any property damage to speak of since the Charleston Quake. I don't think you need to worry about your daughter's getting caught up in an earthquake at Ft. Jackson - she will almost certainly expereince major tremors from her drill sergeant, but not from an earthquake.

Hank

Not to freak you out, Todd *LINK*

Bill Houghton, retired fun in Sebastopol, CA


>Some of the major earthquakes on this continent since the Europeans arrived have NOT been on the West Coast, the most famous and probably largest being the New Madrid quakes early in the nineteenth century. From the website linked below:

"In the past three centuries, major earthquakes outside of California and Alaska generally occurred in sparsely-settled areas, and damage and fatalities were largely minimal. But some took place in areas that have since been heavily built up. Among them are three earthquakes that occurred in 1811 and 1812 near New Madrid, MO. They are among the Great earthquakes of known history, affecting the topography more than any other earthquake on the North American continent. Judging from their effects, they were of a magnitude of 8.0 or higher on the Richter Scale. They were felt over the entire United States outside of the Pacific coast. Large areas sank into the earth, new lakes were formed, the course of the Mississippi River was changed, and forests were destroyed over an area of 150,000 acres. Many houses at New Madrid were thrown down. 'Houses, gardens, and fields were swallowed up' one source notes. But fatalities and damage were low, because the area was sparsely settled then."

The likelihood of some other disaster hitting S.C., like a hurricane, seems higher than a quake big enough to cause damage - on this coast, 3.5 quakes are barely water-cooler-conversation material, so I think she's safe from earth movement. As someone else pointed out, her drill sgt. is a more immediate hazard.

Bill, a true California native - easy with earthquakes, terrified by tornadoes


Virtual Times on the New Madrid quakes

Re: Not to freak you out, Todd

Ernie Miller


>Easy on quakes scared of Tornados? Well I live in Tornado alley and they realy don't worry me much but don't know how to react to a shaker as have never been around one. With Tornados there is some warning that they may come and if you have a plan and stick to it you can be fairly safe. In my case I have a basement and the hand too shop is down there also so I can get some free shop time the wife can watch the tube and it is a basic night at home. I have managed to see several and they are an awsome sight to see live as there is a power in the air you just can not imagine. I guess you get used to what you live with.