People across South Carolina reported hearing vibrations and loud boom sounds earlier on Tuesday afternoon. Residents in Charleston, Berkeley, Williamsburg, and Mount Pleasant reported hearing the strange sounds. Counton2.com reports: Some on Daniel Island, James Island and Goose Creek said their homes shook. This happened around 12:26 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The USGS website currently does not have an earthquake recorded. At 1:37 p.m. the USGS said “We see no detectable EQ in Charleston at the time of reported shaking. The origin of the disturbance is unknown possibly a sonic boom.” We see no detectable EQ in Charleston at the time of reported shaking. The origin of the disturbance is unknown possibly a sonic boom — USGS (@USGS) January 26, 2016 Our systems are not designed for detecting sonic booms so other information is needed to verify — USGS (@USGS) January 26, 2016 The College of Charleston Earthquake Centers tells News 2, what was recorded on the seismograph was too small to have been an earthquake felt this widespread. C of C says “Our SC Earthquake Education and Preparedness program says it was a sonic boom, not an earthquake.” People across South Carolina reported hearing vibrations and loud boom sounds earlier [...]