Natural Disasters Support Group

Here are a few facts about SC.. there have been a couple earthquakes down through the years... especially along the coast.

http://www.sceg.com/NR/rdonlyres/1...

http://homecourtpublishers.com/his...

http://faculty.citadel.edu/hewett/...

I live in Columbia, it has a large Man-Made lake nearby.. they have recently built a new stronger support system if the dam ever breaks for whatever reason..
I was told the Lake does sit on a fault larger than the one in California.

LAKE MURRAY was constructed between 1927 and 1930. The Dreher Shoals Dam formed a 48,000 acre lake in the heart of South Carolina and only a short drive from downtown Columbia. The lake covers an area of 78 square miles with 649 miles of shoreline. The waters of the Saluda River that feed Lake Murray supply energy to the Saluda Hydroelectric Plant turbines and cooling water to the McMeekin Steam Generating Plant. Both plants are owned by South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G). When completed, Lake Murray was the largest power reservoir and Dreher Shoals Dam the largest earthen dam in the world. SCE&G also owns the lake and is responsible for all lake management policies.

Originally inhabited by the Catawba and Cherokee Indians, the area that is now Lake Murray was eventually settled by European immigrants, primarily of Dutch and German origin. In order to build Lake Murray, the Lexington Water Power Company (SCE&G's predecessor) relocated 5000 citizens and removed three churches, six schools, and 2000 graves. The Saluda Dam, which was once the largest earthen dam in the world, is 1½ miles wide and 208 feet high.