Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Shell Point, SC
M 2.9
Latest: 10:37 pm EST on 7 February 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Shell Point was M 2.9, 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, 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
- 32 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 8
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.3 on 27 September 2021, 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC
- Reported felt
- 28 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 32
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 8
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 174
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 2
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 4
- 2.9 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 902
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 541
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) N of Shell Point, SC · felt by 10
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 4
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 118
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 4
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 4
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Shell Point, SC · felt by 18
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 208
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 2
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 5
- 3.3 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 2,806
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 6
- 2.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Shell Point, SC · felt by 375
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 2
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 11
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 6
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) N of Shell Point, SC · felt by 46
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 439
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) N of Shell Point, SC · felt by 16
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 18
- 2.4 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 62
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 36
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC · felt by 2
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) N of Shell Point, SC
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Shell Point, SC
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Shell Point, 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 Shell Point time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Shell Point are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Shell Point; dots are the 32 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 Shell Point.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Charleston liquefaction features, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Ladson 22 km · Summerville 26 km
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