CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - 140 years ago today, on August 31, 1886, South Carolina experienced the largest earthquake ever recorded along the U.S. East Coast, according to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD). "The 1886 Charleston Earthquake was felt as far away as Chicago and Cuba, with its epicenter near Summerville," the division [...] ...read more read less