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The most property damage in North Carolina ever attributed to an earthquake was caused by the August 31, 1886, Charleston, South Carolina, shock. Severe damage occurred in Charleston and in an area within a radius of 160 kilometers. About 60 people were killed in the epicentral area.eports from Winston-Salem indicate that this earthquake was felt quite noticeably. The great earthquakes of 1811 -1812 centered in the Mississippi Valley near New Madrid, Missouri, were felt throughout North Carolina.
As many as 20 quakes a year. Though it may seem rare, South Carolina does experience a number of earthquakes, officials said. But most of them are minor. Friday's quake was actually the 13th earthquake in South Carolina in the past 12 months, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division said.The state usually experiences 15 to 20 earthquakes a year, the agency said. In November, 2002, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit near Charleston.he quake was centered 7 miles (12 kilometers) west-northwest of Edgefield, which is about 25 miles north of Augusta, Georgia, and 60 miles southwest of Columbia, South Carolina. The town of Edgefield has some 4,750 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.