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M 2.2md

5 km ESE of Pageland, South Carolina

· 1.6 km deep · released about 52 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Chesterfield County 21 kmUnion County 31 kmAnson County 32 kmLancaster County 35 kmKershaw County 52 kmDarlington County 58 kmRichmond County 60 kmStanly County 62 kmMarlboro County 62 km
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When
Magnitude
M 2.2 (md)
Depth
1.6 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Chesterfield County, 21 km SE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3419 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 52 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 290,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 200,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 18× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 52 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

Where

Epicentre 34.7587, -80.3357. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection
Chesterfield County, SC 21 km (13 mi) NW of here earthquakes near Chesterfield County
Union County, NC 31 km (20 mi) SE of here earthquakes near Union County
Anson County, NC 32 km (20 mi) SW of here earthquakes near Anson County
Lancaster County, SC 35 km (21 mi) ENE of here earthquakes near Lancaster County
Kershaw County, SC 52 km (32 mi) NNE of here earthquakes near Kershaw County
Darlington County, SC 58 km (36 mi) NW of here earthquakes near Darlington County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

14 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.8 9 km SSW of Kershaw, South Carolina
  2. 2.2 7 km SSW of Jaars, North Carolina
  3. 2.0 5 km SSW of Marshville, North Carolina
  4. 1.7 5 km W of Jaars, North Carolina
  5. 2.2 7 km ESE of Pageland, South Carolina
  6. 2.4 7 km WNW of Jefferson, South Carolina
  7. 1.8 4 km ESE of Lilesville, North Carolina
  8. 1.8 13 km SSW of Heath Springs, South Carolina
  9. 2.2 12 km W of Bethune, South Carolina
  10. 2.3 8 km ESE of Kershaw, South Carolina
  11. 1.8 4 km ESE of Hemby Bridge, North Carolina
  12. 1.9 South Carolina
  13. 2.2 10 km WNW of Pageland, South Carolina
  14. 2.4 6 km NW of Jefferson, South Carolina

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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