Payday loans at the very least will be spent repairing cracked drywall in Charleston South Carolina. Residents there were reminded of times past in Charleston, SC when the earthquake hit at 7:42 Tuesday Morning (December 16). The earthquake was fairly weak measuring only 3.6 on the Richter scale. No fatalities or injuries were reported but it left residents rattled.

The quake, which occurred about 10 miles east of Summerville was a sobering reminder of the Charleston earthquake of of 1886 which was in the same area.

The 1886 quake killed more than 100 people, and left $5million in property damage. Adjusting the cost for today’s inflation would bring the cost to $103 million. The quake of 1886 measured a whopping 7.3 on the Richter scale.

Prophetic Planning

Tuesday Mornings event were a subtle reminder of 1886

Ironically, Bill Lewis,the supervisor for Charleston County School District had previously put the school board on notice that he was ready to invest district money to fix county schools in preparation for earthquakes. The schools targeted were Buist, Fraser, Memminger and James Simmons.

Lewis is hoping to use stimulus money if possible but he says he will borrow payday loans if he has to. With the latest events, surely which ever opponents he had on the plan are in full agreement with him now as the question in every ones mind is whether or not the small Tuesday morning quake was a warning sign of things to come.

South Carolina’s Shaky History

The irony of Tuesday’s mornings 3.6 quake is reminiscent of the quake which preceded the devastating 1886 quake.

It was perceived to be just a tremor but quickly became a rolling thunder as shock waves lasted for 35 to 40 seconds. 8 minutes later came the first aftershock which was damaging its self before six more aftershocks followed within the next twenty four hours time period.

Almost every building in the city was destroyed as well as 14,000 houses in Charleston. Damage was experienced by by buildings within a 160 kilometer radius and affected over 5 million square kilometers. It was reported that thirty states felt the biggest tremor that peaked at an estimated 10.0 although officially it has been recorded as a 7.3.

More marks on SC time line

• South Carolina was struck again on January 23rd of 1903 with what was estimated to be a 5.0 in magnitude. This quake occurred along the Georgia border and near Savannah.
• Savannah was rattled again in April of 1907 with a category seven quake which was felt by Charleston as a category six. This shock was felt around an area of 90,000 square kilometers.
• 1913 came after Union County with 6 to 7 magnitude quake felt by an area of 111,000 miles.
• Summerville in 1914 was hit by a category five quake which was reportedly preceded by what residents said sounded like a train approaching from a distance. Surely an eerie experience that was felt by 78,000 square kilometers.
• In October of 1924 a category five struck Pickens county affecting most of South and North Carolina.
• July of 1945 another category five quake hit Lake Murray.
• Smaller shocks hit near Charleston in November of 1952, August 1959, March 1960, July,1960, and October 1967.

Including the Tuesday morning events, that about raps up South Carolina’s shaky past. Residents of South Carolina may be needing payday loans to repair their homes if things rattle to new heights.

For the folks of South Carolina, keep a careful ear for the train and dart for the old sturdy oak kitchen table if you hear one! And for payday loans to repair it!