2009 News
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May 6, 2009 Earthquake in Berkeley County, SC A magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 1:07 PM approximately 2 miles from Summerville, SC.
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March 27, 2009 Earthquake in Barnwell County, SC A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 12:06 PM approximately 2 miles from Williston, SC.
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March 18, 2009 2 Minor Earthquakes near Peak, SC A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 6:00 PM and another slightly smaller magnitude 2.1 was recorded at 9:03 PM on Thursday March 19. They were both determined to be within 6 miles of Peak, SC.
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GIS Geology Layers Available for Aiken County 1:24,000 scale
geology data layers are available for Aiken County, South Carolina.
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2008 News
 Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Felt in Lowcountry COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, 10:00 a.m.) – The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in Dorchester County at 7:42 a.m. today. The epicenter of the earthquake was four miles south-southwest of Summerville, and was felt throughout the Tri-county area of Berkeley, Dorchester and Charleston Counties.
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Three new Geologic Quadrangle Maps (GQM)
Released July 7, 2008 The Geologic Maps of the Zirconia, Pickens, and Dacusville 7.5-minute
quadrangles in Greenville and Pickens Counties, South Carolina are
completed and available for purchase at the Survey. These new geologic
quadrangles have detailed descriptions of map units, cross sections and
photos of geologic formations in the Piedmont of the state. Each map has
more than 1000 station observations and a topographic basemap. These publications are identified by GQM-39, GQM-41, GQM-42. To purchase a printed copy of any of our map publications please contact the SCGS
See Publication List
2007 News
Survey to host Digital Mapping Techniques
Workshop in Columbia
The Workshop on
Digital Mapping Techniques 2007 (DMT '07) is an invitation-only event
designed to bring together scientists, cartographers, and GIS specialists,
mostly at State and Federal agencies, who are using digital techniques to
create and manage geologic maps.
DMT '07Announcement
US Geological Survey DMT Workshop Web-site
2006 News
See the Geological Survey's drilling
program in action as featured on SC ETV
Members of the Geological
Survey were featured in a recent segment of SC Wildlife TV.
Filmed on location in Aiken County in late August and originally aired in
September on the ETV South Carolina Channel, the show highlights the
Survey's Geologic Mapping Program in the Coastal Plain. South Carolina
Wildlife airs at 6:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month on ETV.
Link to the Video
Other
DNR Videos
Digital GIS Geology Layers Available
1:24,000 Quadrangle
geology data layers and Statewide general geology layers can be downloaded from our website.
Digital GIS Data
Statewide DEM Available
The SC Geological Survey
has produced a Statewide 30-meter grid DEM (Digital Elevation Model).
The DEM is in GRD (ESRI Grid file) format and is available for download on the web site.
Link to Statewide DEM Grid
Jones Gap Landslide
Heavy rains in the upstate
produced a mass-wasting landslide at Jones Gap State Park in Greenville
County the week of July 9th. The landslide occurred west of the park office
along the Middle Saluda River. Trees, rocks, boulders, and soil moved from
the mountain top and closed one hiking trail. Individuals should be aware
that landslides also might occur during flash flood warnings resulting from
heavy rain events.
Pictures of the Damage
Jones Gap State Park link
The State Paper Article
Landslides in NC after Hurricane Ivan
The New Geology Postcard is Here
The revised
General Geologic Map of South Carolina is now available as a postcard. The
price is $1.00 each, 5 for $3.00, 10 for $5.00. Instructions for ordering
the new Postcard are on the
Publication page
Bag-of-Rocks Available
The Geological Survey is
now offering a "Bag-of-Rocks" to aid in the identification of rocks and
minerals common to SC. The bag will contain 10 common samples
including; limestone, granite, and gneiss collected throughout the state.
An identification key accompanies the "Bag-of-Rocks". The price is $10.00. The Rock and Mineral Kit, a more
comprehensive box of 24 samples, is still available.
Purchase a
"Bag-of-Rocks"
Ordering
Information
2005 News
South Carolina Wildlife May-June
2005 The South
Carolina Geological Survey was featured in the May-June 2005 issue of
South Carolina Wildlife magazine. The article, "Sailing With The
Bad Creek Navy", describes recent geologic mapping in the Jocassee Gorges
area. The mapping project shows how cooperative efforts inside the DNR
are advancing our knowledge of the state's natural resources.
Read the Entire Article
Two new Geologic Quadrangle Maps (GQM)
Released April 13, 2005
The Geologic Map of the Sunset 7.5-minute
quadrangle in Pickens County and the Geologic Map of the Eastatoe Gap
7.5-minute quadrangle in Greenville and Pickens Counties, South Carolina are
completed and available for purchase at the Survey. These new geologic
quadrangles have detailed descriptions of map units, cross sections and
photos of geologic formations in the Piedmont of the state. Each map has
more than 1000 station observations. Eastatoe Gap is adjacent to the
Table Rock quadrangle, which is available for purchase as
GQM-9.
See Publication List
A Nor'easter on February
27, 2005 damaged many beachfront houses on Edisto Beach, S.C.
The damage is a result of an
active beach system interacting with stationary man-made structures.
Beaches move. They can grow out into the ocean, retreat landward, and also
move left and right at their inlets. With the construction of headwalls and
groins in front of houses, the beach is not allowed to move as it needs to.
The result is a steeper beach, with possible damage to man-made structures
every time a storm comes in. If the headwalls and the beachfront dunes
had
not been there, the storm would have taken much of the sand from the beach and
washed it onto the middle of the island. This sand movement would have raised
the elevation of the center portion of the island, limiting flooding events
there in the future.
See photos
Learn more about Nor'easter storms Magnitude
2.9 Earthquake was felt in the Midlands of South Carolina on Feb. 18, 2005.
On February 18, 2005, a magnitude 2.9 earthquake
occurred near Columbia, S.C. At approximately 9:21am several people in the
South Carolina Geological Survey, located at 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC
29212, felt this event. Most of the people here felt shaking lasting two to
three seconds with some computer monitors noticeably shaking along with a
loud boom. Originally thought to be a blast from a local quarry or the Lake
Murray dam, after a few minutes, seismographs of the event were found via
the web, and the event was identified as an earthquake and not a blast.
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