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Earthquake today in South Carolina

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No M2.5+ earthquake in South Carolina in the last 24 hours None in the past 7 days in the USGS M2.5+ feed either.

Was there an earthquake in South Carolina today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off South Carolina in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
0 M2.5+
Last 24 hours (all)
0 M1+
Last 7 days
0 M2.5+
Last 30 days
0 M2.5+
Largest in 30 days
— none M2.5+
Past 12 months
4 M2.5+
Largest in 12 months
M3.0 5 km WSW of Irmo, South Carolina, Feb 26, 2026

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Earthquakes in South Carolina today

No earthquake of M2.5 or more has been located in South Carolina in the last 24 hours. Over the past 7 days USGS lists 0, and 0 in the past 30 days (all M2.5+).

Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.

Earthquakes in South Carolina in the past 7 days

No M2.5+ earthquake in South Carolina in the past 7 days.

Largest earthquakes in South Carolina in the past year

USGS located 4 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off South Carolina in the past 12 months, 0% of the 10,450 in the United States, or about 0.1 a week. This week's 0 is below that average. The strongest was M3.0 on Feb 26, 2026 (5 km WSW of Irmo, South Carolina).

DateMagnitudeDepthLocation
Feb 26, 2026M3.00 km5 km WSW of Irmo, South Carolina
Feb 8, 2026M2.96 km6 km SW of Ladson, South Carolina
Feb 13, 2026M2.84 km4 km WSW of Irmo, South Carolina
Jan 20, 2026M2.74 km5 km ESE of Elgin, South Carolina

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes in South Carolina in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event. A quake belongs to South Carolina when the nearest city within 150 km is there, otherwise by the USGS place name.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).