Why So Many Earthquakes In A Popular Lake Near Chester South Carolina
They began almost as soon as the lake was built back in 1978. Earthquakes! They happen so often in one man made lake in South Carolina it has scientists scratching their heads.
Many people like to fish at Lake Monticello and don’t even notice what is happening underneath the surface. It’s called reservoir-induced seismocity and it only happens in man made lakes. The reservoir is built over rocks that have tiny fractures. The weight of the fractures combined with the water pressure causes the earthquakes.
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Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.
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