Another earthquake in the Midlands

Elgin, S.C. (WOLO)–The flurry of earthquakes continues in the Midlands.

The USGS reports a magnitude 2.1 earthquake happened at 6:46 Thursday evening just east of Elgin.

This is the 17th earthquake in the area since December 27th.

The strongest quake in the series so far was a 3.3 magnitude earthquake.