Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Moncks Corner, SC
M 2.8
Latest: 12:49 pm EDT on 27 September 2021 · 22 km (14 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Moncks Corner was M 2.8, 22 km (14 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC, at 12:49 pm EDT on 27 September 2021. 375 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 13 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 27 September 2021, 22 km (14 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC
- Reported felt
- 12 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 13
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 541
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 118
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 4
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 18
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 5
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 6
- 2.8 22 km (14 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 375
- 2.1 23 km (15 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 46
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 8
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 16
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 18
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, SC · felt by 36
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SW of Moncks Corner, 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 Moncks Corner time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Moncks Corner are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Moncks Corner; dots are the 13 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 Moncks Corner.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Charleston liquefaction features, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Summerville 25 km · Ladson 25 km
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- Earthquakes in South Carolina, with the state's activity score
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