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Earthquakes near Bamberg, SC

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Bamberg (population 3,383), shown in local time (America/New_York).

Latest quake near Bamberg: M1.9 · May 22, 2026, 11:41 AM local time · 100 km N of the city · 18 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
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16last 12 months
M3.3largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 0 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Bamberg. The biggest quake on record near Bamberg — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.1 of Aug 21, 1992, 16:31 UTC: 1 km SSE of Centerville, South Carolina.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.1 in 1992Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Bamberg

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M1.911 km N of Irmo, South CarolinaMay 22, 2026, 11:41 AM18 km100 km N
M2.13 km W of Irmo, South CarolinaMar 19, 2026, 02:32 AM5 km89 km N
M2.25 km SSE of Lake Murray of Richland, South CarolinaMar 01, 2026, 01:55 PM4 km88 km NNW
M3.05 km WSW of Irmo, South CarolinaFeb 26, 2026, 12:17 PM0 km87 km NNW
M1.85 km WSW of Irmo, South CarolinaFeb 16, 2026, 06:44 PM0 km87 km NNW
M2.05 km WSW of Irmo, South CarolinaFeb 15, 2026, 11:57 PM4 km88 km NNW
M2.84 km WSW of Irmo, South CarolinaFeb 13, 2026, 06:43 PM4 km89 km NNW
M1.86 km SSW of Ladson, South CarolinaFeb 12, 2026, 03:52 AM6 km92 km ESE
M2.56 km SSW of Ladson, South CarolinaFeb 11, 2026, 09:00 PM3 km92 km ESE
M1.66 km SSE of Centerville, South CarolinaFeb 11, 2026, 04:25 PM5 km91 km ESE

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

'161'17'18'19'201'211'22'23'24'251'26 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 Bamberg

How big they were
M1.5–2.08 (50%)
M2.0–3.07 (44%)
M3.0–4.01 (6%)
M4.0–5.00 (0%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km15 (94%)
10–30 km1 (6%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 16 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

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

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M4.11 km SSE of Centerville, South CarolinaAug 21, 1992, 16:31 UTC88 km

Nearby places

Edisto, SC (24 km) · Orangeburg, SC (27 km) · Wilkinson Heights, SC (29 km) · Brookdale, SC (30 km) · Saint Matthews, SC (47 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 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.