What unusual hazards can affect real estate along South Carolina’s shorelines?
South Carolina’s coastline is constantly changing due to a common coastal hazard—beach erosion. Coastal erosion can be long-term, chronic erosion from a variety of causes, or it may be short-term as the result of a single or series of storm events. In addition to erosion, beachfront homes may also be threatened by high wind and flooding generated by storm surge. And in South Carolina, there is even a threat of earthquake—the last big one rocked the Charleston area in 1886 and registered 7.6 on the Richter Scale.
