Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Slater-Marietta, SC
No earthquake was likely felt in Slater-Marietta in the 24 hours to 2:34 pm EST (19:34 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 24 km (15 mi) NW, at 9:35 am EDT on 23 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 26 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.3
Latest: 9:35 am EDT on 23 September 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) NW of Slater-Marietta, SC
The most recent earthquake near Slater-Marietta was M 2.3, 24 km (15 mi) NW of Slater-Marietta, SC, at 9:35 am EDT on 23 September 2026, 9 km deep. 26 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Slater-Marietta was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Slater-Marietta in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 11 months
- Last 12 months
- 1 · largest M 2.3 on 23 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 12 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.3 on 30 April 2020, 29 km (18 mi) N of Slater-Marietta, SC
- Reported felt
- 10 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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Earthquake alerts for Slater-Marietta, SC
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The last 30 days
The latest 12
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NW of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 26
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) N of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 2
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 11
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) NW of Slater-Marietta, SC
- 2.2 15 km (10 mi) ESE of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 48
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SW of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 16
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) N of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 3
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) N of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 3
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) N of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 15
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) N of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 10
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) N of Slater-Marietta, SC · felt by 1
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Slater-Marietta, 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 Slater-Marietta time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Slater-Marietta are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Slater-Marietta; dots are the 12 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Slater-Marietta
The strongest shaking in Slater-Marietta from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.2 on 5 June 2025, 13 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Slater-Marietta (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.2 | 13 km | II · Weak · felt by 2 | |
| M 2.2 | 15 km | II · Weak · felt by 48 | |
| M 2.3 | 24 km | II · Weak · felt by 26 | |
| M 2.3 | 29 km | II · Weak · felt by 10 | |
| M 2.2 | 25 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Slater-Marietta.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
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