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The experience of a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that hit South Carolina Friday night continues to rattle people who felt it happen.The United States Geological Survey said the quake hit 7 miles northwest of Edgefield, S.C. at 10:23 p.m. and was felt as far away as Shelby and Hendersonville, N.C.Amber Lollis lives on Boulder Road with her husband. She said she was in her bed when the shaking surprised her."It felt like the whole house was jelly. It felt like it was moving left to right," Lollis told WYFF. "I felt like I was on a flying carpet on the bed."The USGS first reported the earthquake as a 4.4 magnitude quake.Lollis said she is familiar with earthquakes because they happened multiple times while she lived in northern Greenville County. She said Friday night's was much stronger than anything she had experienced before."Most of the time, they were around a 2.4 magnitude," Lollis said. "I didn't know what the richter was, but I could tell it was more than 2.4."Lollis said her husband, who was on the other, lower end of the house, could not feel the shaking the same way she could.She said the earthquake left cracks in the bricks outside her home and above a bathroom entrance. Lollis said she also noticed separations in her kitchen cabinets that did not exist prior to the earthquake."I though we were goners," Lollis said.The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) said there have been no reports of injuries or significant damage. There have been no requests for state assistance. SCEMD said it is working closely with state agencies, county emergency managers in all 46 counties to determine the earthquake’s effects on the state.The WYFF News 4 newsroom got hundreds of calls of people feeling the earthquake across the Carolinas and Georgia.Callers reported they felt their homes shake for between 5 and 15 seconds, depending on the location. Greenwood emergency officials said if people need to report damage they should call 942-8553.History of earthquakes in S.C. According to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, this was the 13th ‪earthquake that South Carolina has experienced in the past year.The SCEMD said South Carolina normally experiences 15-20 earthquakes per year.The most powerful quake in recorded history to hit South Carolina occurred on Aug. 31, 1886, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The quake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 was centered near Summerville, S.C. Approximately 60 people died as a result of the quake. It was reported that ground shaking damaged structures as far away as 200 miles from Charleston. It was the strongest earthquake known to hit the East Coast.