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Earthquakes near Chapin, SC

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Chapin (population 1,554), shown in local time (America/New_York).

Latest quake near Chapin: M1.6 · Oct 24, 2026, 09:12 PM local time · 22 km NNE of the city · 5 km deep

The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 1 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.

past hourpast daypast weekearlier in the last 90 daysbiggest on recordbigger dot = stronger quake
0last 24 hours
0last 7 days
1last 30 days
21last 12 months
M3.6largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Chapin, the biggest of them M1.6. The biggest quake on record near Chapin — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.1 of Feb 15, 2014, 03:23 UTC: 12 km ENE of Parksville, South Carolina.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.1 in 2014Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Chapin

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M1.69 km NNE of Jenkinsville, South CarolinaOct 24, 2026, 09:12 PM5 km22 km NNE
M2.19 km E of Cross Anchor, South CarolinaJun 28, 2026, 10:15 PM4 km66 km NW
M2.26 km E of Elgin, South CarolinaJun 28, 2026, 10:56 AM4 km58 km E
M1.919 km NW of Winnsboro, South CarolinaJun 03, 2026, 02:58 AM10 km36 km NNE
M1.99 km E of Cross Anchor, South CarolinaMay 29, 2026, 06:22 PM2 km66 km NW
M1.88 km E of Cross Anchor, South CarolinaMay 29, 2026, 06:05 PM7 km66 km NW
M1.92 km WNW of McCormick, South CarolinaMay 28, 2026, 04:20 AM7 km93 km WSW
M1.911 km N of Irmo, South CarolinaMay 22, 2026, 11:41 AM18 km17 km E
M2.418 km NW of Winnsboro, South CarolinaMay 09, 2026, 04:01 AM3 km38 km NNE
M2.317 km NW of Winnsboro, South CarolinaMay 08, 2026, 07:25 AM7 km38 km NNE

Earthquakes per year near Chapin (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)

'16'17'18'19'201'214'22'23'241'251'26 YTD

M3.0–3.9   M4.0+

Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.

What the last year looked like near Chapin

How big they were
M1.5–2.010 (48%)
M2.0–3.010 (48%)
M3.0–4.01 (5%)
M4.0–5.00 (0%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km19 (90%)
10–30 km2 (10%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 21 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 1 biggest earthquakes on record near Chapin (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M4.112 km ENE of Parksville, South CarolinaFeb 15, 2014, 03:23 UTC79 km

Nearby places

Lake Murray of Richland, SC (9 km) · Prosperity, SC (18 km) · Irmo, SC (18 km) · Columbia, SC (34 km) · Saint Andrews, SC (27 km) · Lexington, SC (23 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 22:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 22:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.