Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Elgin, SC
M 1.8
Latest: 4:08 am EDT on 29 September 2025 · 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Elgin, SC
The most recent earthquake near Elgin was M 1.8, 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Elgin, SC, at 4:08 am EDT on 29 September 2025. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.4 on 17 February 2023, 24 km (15 mi) E of Elgin, SC
- Reported felt
- 7 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 9
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Elgin, SC · felt by 2
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Elgin, SC · felt by 14
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Elgin, SC · felt by 1
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) E of Elgin, SC · felt by 60
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) S of Elgin, SC
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SE of Elgin, SC · felt by 79
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) NE of Elgin, SC · felt by 13
- 2.4 25 km (15 mi) E of Elgin, SC · felt by 10
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Elgin, 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 Elgin time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Elgin are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Elgin; dots are the 9 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 Elgin.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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- Earthquakes in South Carolina, with the state's activity score
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