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Witness location : Elgin (USA) (1 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Scary

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (3 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Felt worse than the 12/29 quake.

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (3 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Woke from sleep. Shook furniture in the residence

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (4 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt and heard 3 large booms

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (7 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It woke me up with a loud bang and then rumbling that shook my bed for a few seconds.

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Just out of nowhere. Like a loud boom and there was shaking for 15 seconds.

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (7 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 80 min

Strongest one yet, windows rattled, bed shook and seemed to rumble forever.

Witness location : Lugoff (USA) (7 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Felt stronger to me but thank God didn’t last that long but I’m very nervous for aftershocks! We keep getting these earthquakes and idk why all of a sudden we have so many in a short period of time

Witness location : Lugoff (USA) (8 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Woke me up ot if my sleep

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (8 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Woke everyone up, loud rumbling and shaking. Heard 1 item fell somewhere in the house

Witness location : Lugoff (USA) (9 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Scared the crap out of us. We heard it before we felt it. Worst yet since December in the Lugoff area.

Witness location : Lugoff (USA) (9 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

Was sound a sleep, woke up because the bed was shaking and heard a loud boom noise. Did not last long. Everything is alright.

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (9 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

It was loud and lasted longer the the last several

Witness location : Lugoff (USA) (9 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Quick, loud, and longer than the last one. Woke from a dead sleep.

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (10 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

It woke me out of semi sleep in Pontiac. SC. Ran to grab baby and looked out window for others who felt it and maybe turned their lights on in home. Only saw 2 lights nearby. Strongest shaking that I have felt since these quakes started in late 2021. Scary...

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (11 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Woke me out of a deep sleep. Windows shook and now I know why the dog hit up whining just seconds before it started. Much harder than the one Dec 27,21.

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (12 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Shaking + Rumbling. Scary

Witness location : Lugoff (USA) (12 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 246 min

Woke me out of sleep and shook my one level brick home. Animals went crazy..

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (12 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

I’m on the 2nd story of my house and it woke me up with noise and the house vibrating. I thought something had hit the house.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (13 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 193 min

Scared me

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (13 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 249 min

Was asleep but heard and felt a huge noise and then several seconds of shaking

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (14 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Glass door bookcases rattled, large rumble sound. Near Ft Jackson so first thought was plane crashing

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (14 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Very loud, quickly done

Witness location : Camden (USA) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Thought the apartment was collapsing for a second

Witness location : (USA) (15 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 407 min

Significant. Woke everyone up

Witness location : Camden (USA) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Woke up from a deep sleep with a loud sound a shaking

Witness location : Camden (USA) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 240 min

Woke us up with a big boom and then the house shook for quite a bit.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (15 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 390 min

It sounded like a HUGE gust of wind came through shook the house with a loud boom. It felt like a huge jolt. And then it was over.

Witness location : Elgin (USA) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 58 min

Woke me up, loud and shook the house.

Witness location : Woodfield (USA) (16 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

It was loud and shook the house for at least a minute

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (16 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Sounded like a bomb went off then the house shook.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (16 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 834 min

I was in the shower at about 1:30 A.M. when I heard a loud booming sound and the shower doors started vibrating I stopped my shower and stepped out to listen better.  I was thinking maybe the train that we hear every night, had hit something or run off the track.  It woke up my husband who thought it was a loud train.  By then I felt sure it was a earthquake as I had heard and felt one in Elgin last year.

Witness location : (USA) (16 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

About damned tired of this shit

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (17 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Not fun

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (17 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Husband and I just felt an earthquake at approximately 1:37 am. (est). We were both asleep and it woke us up. Not only was our bed shaking, but the house was shaking. Actually woke up our xoxkatooy as she started screaming.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (17 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Super loud rumble lasting at just about a minute. Long enough to wake my partner next to me. Then start to get up and rush to kids.

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (17 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Scared

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (18 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Sounded like rolling thunder.  House shook for about 5-10 seconds.  Like a when you get an extremely loud clap of thunder.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (18 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 563 min

It was a loud rumble that lasted about ten seconds. It shook my house and scared me but not enough for me to run in the street. It was mostly unsettling because I wasn’t sure what it was. It sounded more like a bomb and I knew it wasn’t thunder.

Witness location : Eastover (USA) (19 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Heard a loud rumble that woke me up followed by my pictures and windows shaking.Eastover, 29044

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (19 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Very loud rumble, windows and doors were rattling. Nothing fell over.

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (19 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Very scary. House, walls and bed swayed

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (19 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

I’m in Blythewood and it felt strong here! I heard it and the house shook more than others we’ve had recently! It was scary

Witness location : (USA) (20 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Doors were shaking and things were rattling. It woke me up!

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (20 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Woke whole house up from sleep and was very scared

Witness location : Dentsville (USA) (21 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Woke us up. Kind of a jolt.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (22 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Woke us up!

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (22 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Lasted approximately 5 seconds and caused a picture to fall off the wall

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (23 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 368 min

Longer and stronger than previous quakes

Witness location : Eastover (USA) (24 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

This quake woke me up and scared me so badly! I could hear the rumble coming for a good 30-45 seconds before the quake actually hit us in Southeast Columbia, SC. Wild!

Witness location : Hopkins (USA) (24 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

it was pretty cool to experience that lol but glad it wasn't big enough to cause real damage

Witness location : Blythewood (USA) (26 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It shook and vibrated the house.

Witness location : Hopkins (USA) (27 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Yes, we felt a loud rumbling noise and the walls and chandelier shaking for a few seconds. CREEKSIDE COMMUNITY

Witness location : Forest Acres (USA) (27 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Low thundering rumble, bedside lamp vibrating the nightstand 15 seconds

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (28 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Woke me up 1:35 AM Loud rumbling

Witness location : Forest Acres (USA) (28 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Woke me up, loud rumbling lasted roughly 30 seconds

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (28 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

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Witness location : Forest Acres (USA) (29 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 116 min

1:34am! Woke me up! Thought the bed was shaking and the roof falling in. Just a few seconds but enough to scare me!

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (30 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 372 min

It was 1:30am I shot straight up in bed. I thought it was a bomb because I heard it then the house vibrated. It seemed to last minutes rather than seconds.

Witness location : Forest Acres (USA) (30 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

It shook the house. You could literally feel the hardwood floor rumbling. It sounded like a train was outside our bedroom window.

Witness location : Hopkins (USA) (30 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1363 min

Low rumble and slight shaking and popping of the walls. Only lasted a few seconds

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (30 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

First I heard the houses across the street shaking then felt mine shook.  3.5 and 5K deep is pretty substansial.  Cat slept though the whole thing.  No aftershocks yet.  Beltline Blvd Woodland Terrace development.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (30 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 150 min

I felt the whole house shaking for about 20 seconds and it made me immediately jump off of the toilet to run outside. Strongest quake that I’ve ever experienced. No damage.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (31 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 527 min

This definitely woke me up around 1:30am and it felt like the entire house was rattled and sounded like a loud rumble.

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (31 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 514 min

It awakened me from sleep

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (32 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

The house shook and I heard a loud rumble outside

Witness location : Columbia (USA) (33 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 487 min

Woke me up. Heard rumbling noise for a few seconds then felt bed shaking.