Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Newberry County
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Newberry County COLUMBIA, S.C. – A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Newberry County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. Newberry County Newberry Armory275 General Henderson RoadNewberry, SC 29108 Open Jan. 24, Jan. 27-29, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., closed Jan. 25-26. FEMA is encouraging South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene to apply for federal disaster assistance as soon as possible. The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is Jan. 28. Click here to find centers that are already open in South Carolina. To find all other center locations, including those
Earthquake monitoring at Newberry volcano (December 18, 2024)
Beginning on December 22, 2024, and continuing off-and-on for several weeks to months, a private exploration company called Mazama Energy will conduct geothermal exploration work near Newberry volcano. As their geothermal work proceeds, many small magnitude, non-volcanic earthquakes will occur, which will be detected by the Newberry seismic network. During geothermal exploration activities at Newberry in 2012 and 2014, for example, hundreds of small earthquakes of magnitude M2.5 or less occurred while a company conducted its work. Increased rates of seismicity will be closely monitored by the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory and its monitoring partner the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.