South Carolina had over 200 earthquakes in the last 15 years. Scientists still don't know why.
South Carolina has high seismic activity despite not being on a plate boundary. Scientists still don't know the answer for ...
Mystery of eerie ‘ghost’ lights plaguing town finally solved
The mystery of ‘ghost lanterns’ haunting a town in South Carolina might have been solved. The glowing balls of light have ...
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Could the Summerville ghost lantern be an earthquake light?
to identify the fault responsible for the famous 1886 Charleston, South Carolina earthquake. Summerville, about 25 miles northwest of Charleston, was part of their study region. Hough began to ...
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Scientist solves mystery of 'Summerville Ghost' of South Carolina that's terrorized locals since the 1950s
While studying the area's seismology, she discovered a book that went into detail about an earthquake of 6.6 to 7.3 magnitude that occurred on September 1, 1886 in nearby Charleston. According ...
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Haunting Ghosts Could Actually Just be Lights Coming From Earthquakes
Susan Hough, a seismologist at the United States Geological Survey (USGS), was scouring archives for information about a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886. Her ...