ELGIN, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said an overnight earthquake hit the Midlands on Thursday. According to the USGS, the quake had a magnitude of 2.3 and a depth ...

Seismic activity above 2.5 in magnitude can often be felt and cause minor damage. As for what's causing this earthquake swarm ... Stanton, and Midland are all in the rich oil-drilling area which ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the population eventually pays the price. The earthquakes that ...