Charleston earthquake of 1886

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The Charleston earthquake of 1886 was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck Charleston, South Carolina, causing widespread damage and becoming one of the most significant earthquakes in the eastern United States.

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instanceOf earthquake ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftershocks numerous aftershocks over several months ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1886 Charleston earthquake ⓘ
Great Charleston earthquake ⓘ
associatedWith seismic zone near Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
buildingsDamaged over 2,000 buildings damaged ⓘ
casualties at least 60 deaths ⓘ
dozens of fatalities ⓘ
category 19th-century earthquakes ⓘ
Earthquakes in the United States ⓘ
History of Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
damageType chimney failures ⓘ
collapse of unreinforced masonry buildings ⓘ
ground fissures ⓘ
liquefaction in low-lying areas ⓘ
date 1886-08-31 ⓘ
economicDamage equivalent to hundreds of millions of dollars in modern currency (approximate) ⓘ
millions of dollars in 1886 currency ⓘ
epicenter near Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
faultType intraplate earthquake ⓘ
influenced development of building codes in Charleston ⓘ
seismic hazard assessment in the eastern United States ⓘ
injuries hundreds of injuries ⓘ
intensityScale Modified Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ
legacy increased awareness of seismic risk in the southeastern United States ⓘ
use of earthquake bolts in Charleston buildings ⓘ
locatedIn Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Charleston

South Carolina ⓘ
eastern United States ⓘ
magnitude 7.0 ⓘ
magnitudeType moment magnitude scale (estimated) ⓘ
maximumIntensity X (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ
notableFor being one of the most significant earthquakes in the eastern United States ⓘ
long-distance felt reports across much of North America ⓘ
widespread structural damage in Charleston ⓘ
regionAffected Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Charleston

Georgia ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina Lowcountry ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
as far as Chicago ⓘ
as far as Cuba ⓘ
as far as New York ⓘ
response emergency relief efforts in Charleston ⓘ
reconstruction of damaged buildings ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate region of the North American Plate ⓘ
time 21:51 local time ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
year 1886 ⓘ

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History of Charleston, South Carolina → involvedInEvent → Charleston earthquake of 1886 ⓘ
Charleston Seismic Zone → knownFor → 1886 Charleston earthquake ⓘ
linked to: Charleston earthquake of 1886
Charleston Seismic Zone → hasHistoricalEarthquake → 1886 Charleston earthquake ⓘ
linked to: Charleston earthquake of 1886
Charleston Seismic Zone → largestRecordedEarthquake → 1886 Charleston earthquake ⓘ
linked to: Charleston earthquake of 1886
Charleston earthquake of 1886 → alsoKnownAs → 1886 Charleston earthquake ⓘ
linked to: Charleston earthquake of 1886
Charleston earthquake of 1886 → alsoKnownAs → Great Charleston earthquake ⓘ
linked to: Charleston earthquake of 1886