Earthquake Information for Ridgeville, South Carolina

Ridgeville, SC has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 70 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 12.82% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Ridgeville, SC within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Ridgeville, SC was a 4.7 Magnitude in 1974.

Risk Level:
Moderate
Total Number of Earthquakes in Ridgeville since 1931 within 30 miles
70
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
12.82%

Earthquake Probability for Ridgeville, SC

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Ridgeville, SC.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2
(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)
MAGNITUDE
PROBABILITY
5.0
12.82%
5.1
11.54%
5.2
11.54%
5.2
11.54%
5.3
10.49%
5.4
9.63%
5.5
8.95%
5.6
8.73%
5.7
8.21%
5.8
7.94%
5.9
7.57%
6.0
7.46%
6.1
7.15%
6.2
6.99%
6.3
6.78%
6.4
6.71%
6.5
6.54%
6.6
6.45%
6.7
6.40%
6.8
6.28%
6.9
5.18%
7.0
5.15%
7.1
3.92%
7.2
3.88%
7.3
3.86%
7.4
1.00%
7.5
0.01%
7.6
0.00%
7.7
0.00%
7.8
0.00%
7.9
0.00%
8.0
0.00%
8.1
0.00%
8.2
0.00%
8.3
0.00%
8.4
0.00%
8.5
0.00%
8.6
0.00%
8.7
0.00%
8.8
0.00%
8.9
0.00%
9.0
0.00%
9.1
0.00%
9.2
0.00%