A 3.0-magnitude earthquake has rattled areas of South Carolina on Thursday. 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.' 'Just had another earthquake shook whole house this time in Lexington, South Carolina. Roughly 70 percent of the state's seismic activity occurs in the Coastal Plain, particularly around areas such as Ravenel-Hollywood, Middleton Place-Summerville, and Bowman, the South Carolina Geological Survey reports.

Source: Daily Mail February 26, 2026 23:03 UTC