Booms caused by gas regulator feeding Dominion according to SC Emergency Management Division
Lake Murray, SC Paul Kirby (12/12/2020) – Friday night before 9:00 p.m., three booms shook the Midlands area causing people to become concerned and dial 911. Law enforcement officers already operating during time began looking for the source as comments from across a widespread area began to be posted to social media. Resources from the Irmo Fire District were also notified and emergency equipment began looking for the epicenter of the event.
One Lexington Ledger follower wrote that just before 11:00 p.m. Friday night, she felt and heard the booms. It was, “Super weird. Yet again in Cayce... in the last hour I’ve heard 3 BOOMS. The first one shook the house and doors. The last two not quite so loud sounding,” she reported with a link to story about a small earthquake that occurred in November of 2019 near Cayce that cause the similar sound and effect.
Dreher Shoals Dam aka Lake Murray Dam - Image from Lake Murray Country website.
UPDATE: The SC Emergency Management Division reported as of 6:20 a.m. Saturday, that a 2.4 magnitude earthquake did occur in the Midlands Friday night. On whether the two events were related, EMD said via Twitter, Both incidents occurred at the same time. We ll let the crews working on the gas line make that determination and let you know if one led to the other. Â
ORIGINAL STORY:
A relief valve caused a loud noise and rumbling heard for miles around Friday night around 9:45 at a power station near the Lake Murray Dam.
Dreher Shoals Dam aka Lake Murray Dam - Image from Lake Murray Country website.
UPDATE: The SC Emergency Management Division reported as of 6:20 a.m. Saturday, that a 2.4 magnitude earthquake did occur in the Midlands Friday night. On whether the two events were related, EMD said via Twitter, Both incidents occurred at the same time. We ll let the crews working on the gas line make that determination and let you know if one led to the other. Â
ORIGINAL STORY:
A relief valve caused a loud noise and rumbling heard for miles around Friday night around 9:45 at a power station near the Lake Murray Dam.
Relief valve near Saluda dam caused noise, tremor felt across Midlands, officials say
Officials say a relief valve on natural gas line near the Saluda Dam caused the noise and tremor felt by some in the Midlands Friday night. Author: WLTX Updated: 1:37 AM EST December 12, 2020
COLUMBIA, S.C. What was that noise you heard, that tremor you felt on Friday night? Officials say a relief valve in a natural gas line near the Saluda dam is to blame.
The SC Office of Regulatory Staff (SCORS) confirms the loud boom heard/felt in the Midlands Friday night was a relief valve on a natural gas line near the Saluda Dam, according to the S.C. Emergency Management Division (SCEMD).
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