International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583376
Event time 2026-02-26 17:17:26 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 22:17:26 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 17:22:57 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.4
Depth 9.4 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area South Carolina
Nearest settlement Lake Murray of Richland
Distance 4 km
Course SSE
Surface type underground quake

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
Cvtr (20,47 km), Cvtr (20,47 km), Summer 1 (23,84 km), Summer 1 (23,84 km)
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Sled Heliport (12,92 km), Sled Heliport (12,92 km), Shealy Airport (14,81 km), Shealy Airport (14,81 km), Lexington Medical Center Heliport (16,93 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis