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Earthquake Awareness Week | November 9-15, 2008

Please join us!

Damage of buildings downtown Charleston during the 1886 earthquake The South Carolina Education and Preparedess Program (SCEEP) is working with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) to promote public earthquake awareness throughout the state of South Carolina during the week of November 9th. The week will be filled with numerous fun and engaging learning opportunities, such as earthquake drills, movie night, and earthquake damage walking tours. Information on each of those events is below. In addition, visit your local library for general information on earthquakes and more specifically South Carolina earthquakes.

While earthquakes may seem foreign to us here in South Carolina, actually over the past 150 years, minor earthquakes have occurred in most parts of the state. Therefore, it is important to raise our own awareness of what they are, why they occur here, and what we can do in preparation for them. We hope you will join us for one or more of the following activities!

SCEEP kicked off Earthquake Awareness Week on November 2 at the SC State Museum. This afternoon of earthquake activities, history and education was a huge success – a true opportunity for children and adults of all ages to have fun while learning. For more information about this event and for photos of the activities, see our recent events section.

All of the following activities are open to the public and are co-sponsored by SCEEP, SCEMD, and the College of Charleston Dept. of Geology and Environmental Geosciences. Please join us during Earthquake Awareness week as we explore the past and future of Charleston Earthquakes. For more information please see one of the above websites!

  • Earthquakes in the libraries! Check out your local library for books about earthquakes!
  • It Could Happen Tomorrow | Earthquakes in Charleston, SC: The public is invited to come for a showing of the Weather Channel video speculating what would happen if an earthquake such as that happened in 1886 occurred in Charleston today.
    Date: November 11, 2008 | 7:00 PM
    Location: CofC Science Center Room 112
  • 1886 Earthquake Walk: The public is invited to come for an hour-long tour of 1886 earthquake damage still visible in downtown Charleston.
    Date: November 13, 2008 | Tours leave at 6:30 & 7:00 PM
    Location: Meet in front of Randolph Hall near the cistern on the College of Charleston Campus
Also check out SCEMD's Earthquake site at http://www.scemd.org/Prepare/earthquakes.html.
 
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