QUAKE HORROR
South Carolina earthquake sees buildings shake near busy highway due to magnitude 3.9 tremors
A STRONG earthquake rocked South Carolina, rattling buildings near a busy highway, residents have said.
The 3.9 magnitude shook the small town of Elgin, , less than 25 miles from Columbia, at about 2.40pm on Wednesday.
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The US Geological Survey received almost 3,000 reports of people feeling the tremor, from across Richland, Kershaw, and Lexington Counties and as far north as Charlotte, .
A smaller aftershock shook the area about 14 minutes later at 2.57pm, which was recorded as a 2.6 magnitude quake.
Residents in the area took to Twitter to voice their concerns, as one person said they felt their building "shake" right near Interstate 20.
"Definitely just felt the whole building shake off I-20 and Monticello and my wife said our house shook in Irmo," the man said.
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Another resident shared: "Definitely felt it [earthquake] on the Southside. Thought it was thunder until the ground shook."
"Felt it over by Ridge View High! I thought someone hit my car," a third person said.
There have been no reports of major damages.
The shake in South Carolina comes after another earthquake was reported in North Carolina on Tuesday.
The USGS said the 2.1 magnitude earthquake happened at 4.12am, about two miles from Hendersonville, NC.
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