Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Abbeville, SC
M 2.5
Latest: 12:41 am EDT on 23 August 2025 · 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Abbeville was M 2.5, 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC, at 12:41 am EDT on 23 August 2025. 28 people reported feeling it to USGS. 16 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 33 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.0 on 23 August 2025, 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC
- Reported felt
- 27 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 33
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) S of Abbeville, SC
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Abbeville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 7
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 10
- 1.7 27 km (16 mi) NE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 5
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 4
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 18
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 3
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 4
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 4
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 11
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 9
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 2
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 28
- 3.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 166
- 2.9 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 22
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 5
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) E of Abbeville, SC · felt by 6
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 3
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 6
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 7
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 2
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 7
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 41
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 16
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 1
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NE of Abbeville, SC
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 16
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC · felt by 19
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Abbeville, SC
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Abbeville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Abbeville are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Abbeville; dots are the 33 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Abbeville.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Greenwood 20 km · McCormick 30 km
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