Small earthquake recorded in Dorchester Co. Monday morning

CENTERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says a small earthquake was recorded in Dorchester County early Monday morning.

United States Geological Survey recorded the 1.2 magnitude quake at a depth of 3.9 kilometers just after 3:31 a.m. in Centerville.

The latest quake comes just one day after five quakes hit the Midlands, including a 3.4 magnitude quake early Sunday morning.

Four smaller aftershocks between 1.79 and 1.5 magnitudes were also recorded near Elgin.

A map and complete list of earthquakes in South Carolina since 2006 can be found on the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ geological survey website.

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