Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Ridgeville, SC
M 2.9
Latest: 10:37 pm EST on 7 February 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ridgeville was M 2.9, 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC, at 10:37 pm EST on 7 February 2026. 902 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 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
- 8
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.3 on 27 September 2021, 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC
- Reported felt
- 29 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 33
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 8
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 174
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 4
- 2.9 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 902
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 541
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 10
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 4
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 118
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 4
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 4
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 18
- 2.4 23 km (15 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 208
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 5
- 3.3 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 2,806
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 6
- 2.8 15 km (10 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 375
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 11
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 6
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 46
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) E of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 8
- 2.4 16 km (10 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 439
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 16
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 18
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 62
- 2.4 15 km (10 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 36
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Ridgeville, SC
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) SE of Ridgeville, SC
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SE of Ridgeville, 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 Ridgeville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Ridgeville are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Ridgeville; 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 Ridgeville.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Charleston liquefaction features, 5 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Summerville 16 km · Ladson 23 km
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- Earthquakes in South Carolina, with the state's activity score
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