A 3.0-magnitude earthquake has rattled areas of South Carolina on Thursday.
The tremor was detected outside of Lexington and Columbia, home to over 160,000 people combined.
The epicenter, Irmo, lies near the Brevard Fault Zone and other ancient faults that run through the southeastern US, remnants of tectonic activity from hundreds of millions of years ago.
These faults are mostly inactive but can occasionally generate small-to-moderate earthquakes.
Hundreds of people reported feeling shaking in the state.
One local shared on social media, ‘Something is waking up under South Carolina,’ while another posted that their entire home shook.
Meteorologist Daniel Bonds said: That was a big earthquake, for South Carolina standards.’
This is a developing story… More updates to come.
The tremor was detected at 12.17pm ET, striking outside of Lexington and Columbia, home to over 160,000 people combined
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