and you know, I can promise you this, it's probably not gonna be the last earthquake we have. Uh so we just ask people take it seriously but you know, don't be scared because if you're prepared you're less likely to be scared and you're going to act appropriately when one does hit S. C. E. M. D. Told us this monday after sunday morning's 3.4 magnitude earthquake, earthquakes are not uncommon in south Carolina, but this year there have been many more than normal. We have *** lot of fault lines that go through south Carolina where one of the most active states on the east coast when it comes to earthquakes, not *** lot of people know that more than 40 have occurred just this year, Wednesday's 3.5 magnitude earthquake marks the strongest in the Palmetto state in eight years despite occurring near Elgin. It was felt throughout the Midlands including downtown Columbia. Now I ain't, no, because I thought somebody was working on the building, working on top of the building. It's like look now when I signed like ain't nobody out here in the U. S. Geological Survey reports that around 4000 people felt Wednesday afternoons earthquake including those as far north as charlotte and as far south as akin. For some in Colombia, it was the first this year they have felt. Yeah man, it was crazy. It was like mind blowing. I thought I was tripping. Like *** little, everything was shaking. Ain't no way. This is my first experience. So I had my my good text me. She was like, did you feel that? I was like, yeah, you feel that too? Like, it was amazing, man. Like, that was my first one and my first one was amazing. Like, that was crazy. That was mind blowing. Others have felt previous ones this year, but an earthquake still comes as *** surprise. Well, I was leaving the bank and you know, I felt some of the earthquakes before, but this one felt *** little stronger than the other ones and it made me stumble because in the middle of *** step and then I was like, wow, boom, I'm feeling an earthquake. While many in downtown Columbia did feel it. Others were unaware when I told my coworkers, I was like, did y'all hear that? She was like, no, according to the intensity scale, an earthquake under *** five magnitude is unlikely to do any severe damage. It's exciting. I mean, this isn't like California. I don't expect it to be like eight pointers taking out the city or something. I would like to feel it again. And Rambert got his wish *** 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook the area around seven o'clock Wednesday evening. It was even felt here at the station. It was stronger than the earlier earthquake and is the strongest since 2014 in McCormick county Alex Tejada abc, Columbia news