People are calling in to our sister station's newsroom reporting vibrations from Charleston, Berkeley and Williamsburg Counties in South Carolina. In Mount Pleasant, people reported hearing a big booming sound.
In Mount Pleasant, people reported hearing a big booming sound.
Some on Daniel Island, James Island and Goose Creek said their homes shook.
This happened around 12:26 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
We see no detectable EQ in Charleston at the time of reported shaking. The origin of the disturbance is unknown possibly a sonic boom— USGS (@USGS) January 26, 2016The USGS website currently does not have an earthquake recorded.
The College of Charleston Earthquake Centers tells News 2, what was recorded on the seismograph was too small to have been an earthquake felt this widespread.
CofC tells us they are leaning towards a sonic boom but are continuing to investigate.
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