Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Summerville, SC
M 2.9
Latest: 10:37 pm EST on 7 February 2026 · 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Summerville was M 2.9, 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Summerville, 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, 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Summerville, 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 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 8
- 2.5 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 174
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 4
- 2.9 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 902
- 2.2 6 km (4 mi) S of Summerville, SC · felt by 541
- 1.9 10 km (7 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 10
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Summerville, SC · felt by 4
- 2.2 in Summerville, SC · felt by 118
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Summerville, SC · felt by 4
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Summerville, SC · felt by 4
- 1.7 4 km (2 mi) E of Summerville, SC · felt by 18
- 2.4 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 208
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) S of Summerville, SC · felt by 5
- 3.3 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 2,806
- 2.0 3 km (2 mi) NNE of Summerville, SC · felt by 6
- 2.8 3 km (2 mi) NNE of Summerville, SC · felt by 375
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) S of Summerville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) S of Summerville, SC · felt by 11
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 6
- 2.1 in Summerville, SC · felt by 46
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) NNW of Summerville, SC · felt by 8
- 2.4 5 km (3 mi) SW of Summerville, SC · felt by 439
- 2.2 in Summerville, SC · felt by 16
- 2.2 4 km (3 mi) WSW of Summerville, SC · felt by 18
- 2.4 7 km (4 mi) S of Summerville, SC · felt by 62
- 2.4 in Summerville, SC · felt by 36
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC · felt by 2
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Summerville, SC
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Summerville, SC
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) S of Summerville, SC
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Summerville, 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 Summerville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Summerville are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Summerville; 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 Summerville.
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 7 km
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