Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.2md
3 km NNW of Lesslie, South Carolina
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (md)
- Depth
- 2.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- 5 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- York County, 21 km WNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 765 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 5 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 58 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.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 260,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.2 about 58 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 34.9215, -80.9658. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| York County, SC | 21 km (13 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near York County |
| Chester County, SC | 31 km (19 mi) | NE of here | earthquakes near Chester County |
| Lancaster County, SC | 35 km (22 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Lancaster County |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 38 km (24 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Mecklenburg County |
| Union County, NC | 40 km (25 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Union County |
| Gaston County, NC | 46 km (28 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Gaston County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
2 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
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.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.