Geologic evidence for recurrent moderate to large earthquakes near Charleston, South Carolina
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By: S. F. Obermeier, G. S. Gohn, R. E. Weems, R. L. Gelinas, and M. Rubin
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Abstract
Multiple generations of earthquake-induced sand blows in Quaternary sediments and soils near Charleston, South Carolina, are evidence of recurrent moderate to large earthquakes in that area. The large 1886 earthquake, the only historic earthquake known to have produced sand blows at Charleston, probably caused the youngest observed blows. Older (late Quaternary) sand blows in the Charleston area indicate at least two prehistoric earthquakes with shaking severities comparable to the 1886 event.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geologic evidence for recurrent moderate to large earthquakes near Charleston, South Carolina |
| Series title | Science |
| Volume | 227 |
| Issue | 4685 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Science |
| First page | 408 |
| Last page | 411 |
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