After recent rumbles in the Lowcountry, officials want you to be prepared for future possible earthquakes. A special preparedness seminar is set for tonight 6-9:00 p.m.

Several viewers emailed News 2 reporting loud booms and a lot of shaking around 6:38 a.m. Saturday.

Italians have begun the grim task of laying to rest nearly 300 victims from earthquake.  Almost 20,000 have braved chilly nights in tents and about 11,000 others in hotels.

Officials have said that more than 20 people, including four children, have been killed, after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy early Monday morning, but this figure is expected to rise, with an unknown number of people trapped beneath rubble.

Quakes are more common near Charleston, where an earthquake killed more than 100 people in 1886.

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occured late this afternoon. The earthquake was centered 4 miles southwest of North Charleston.

Geologists say central California has been shaken by an earthquake measuring magnitude-4.1, strong enough to be noticed but without producing any reports of damage or injuries.

You were probably taught to hide under a sturdy piece of furniture if an earthquake rumbles, but an article circulating the internet says the safety practice is outdated and even dangerous.

An Earthquake guide for the Lowcountry, at your fingertips

A number of people in the Lowcountry called News 2 to tell us about “a boom” they heard on Sunday.  We asked a College of Charleston geology professor if it was related to Tuesday’s earthquake.

Most of the damage reports from Tuesday morning’s 3.6 magnitude earthquake centered just southwest of Summerville were minor.

The original epicenter of the quake was Goose Creek, but the barrage of reports from the Summerville area, coupled with updated date caused the USGS to make the change.

The ground may not be shaking, but emergency officials want South Carolina residents to be ready if and when it does.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a significant earthquake has jolted the ocean floor near Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands.

A Pakistani official says at least 150 people have died in an earthquake in a southwestern province.