What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1886
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 32.90° N, 80.00° W
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.3
- Runups
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1886 Charleston earthquake
Earthquake in South Carolina, United States
An earthquake struck Charleston, South Carolina, and surrounding areas about 9:50 p.m. local time on August 31, 1886. It caused 60 deaths and $5–6 million in damage to 2,000 buildings in the Southeastern United States. It is one of the most powerful and damaging earthquakes to hit the East Coast of the United States.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page