COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - In just a little more than a week, South Carolina has experienced close to a dozen earthquakes. Many of these happening within the past two to three days.

The most recent earthquake happened Saturday afternoon around 3:19. It was detected a little more than seven miles northeast of Greenwood and about 65 miles west of Columbia. A magnitude of 2.0 was detected.

The earthquakes have been minor with many coming in at magnitudes less than 2.0, which usually go unnoticed. However, several in the past 10 days did have a few folks talking, specifically in and around Greenwood. This part of the Upstate has been the general vicinity of most of the recent seismic activity.

The most notable earthquake happened just after midnight Saturday, registering a 3.0 magnitude. So far

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