Booms caused by gas regulator feeding Dominion according to SC Emergency Management Division
Lake Murray, SC Paul Kirby (12/12/2020) – Friday night before 9:00 p.m., three booms shook the Midlands area causing people to become concerned and dial 911. Law enforcement officers already operating during time began looking for the source as comments from across a widespread area began to be posted to social media. Resources from the Irmo Fire District were also notified and emergency equipment began looking for the epicenter of the event.
One Lexington Ledger follower wrote that just before 11:00 p.m. Friday night, she felt and heard the booms. It was, “Super weird. Yet again in Cayce..... in the last hour I’ve heard 3 BOOMS. The first one shook the house and doors. The last two not quite so loud sounding,” she reported with a link to story about a small earthquake that occurred in November of 2019 near Cayce that cause the similar sound and effect.