Blast-induced ground vibration (PPV) is one of the effects of the hazard in open-pit mines. It can make vibration of the structure, instability of slope and bench, impact on underground water, and the surrounding residential. Therefore, the precise prediction of blast-induced PPV is needed to minimize undesirable effects on the surrounding environment. Also, one of the most important objectives of this study is to determine the site characteristics for the application of controlled blasting techniques. In this study, the support vector regression (SVR) approach was considered and developed for predicting blast-induced PPV in an open-pit coal mine (Vietnam) as a case study. Three forms of the equation include linear (L), polynomial (P), and radius basis function (RBF) were applied to develop the SVR models. For comparison purpose, an empirical technique was also referred to as estimate blast-induced PPV in this study on the same training dataset. A database with 181 blasting events was used for this aim. Performance indicators such as root-mean-square error (RMSE) and the coefficient of determination (R 2 ) were used to compare and evaluate the performance of the predictive models. The results showed that SVR was an effective approach for predicting blast-induced PPV in this study. Among three forms of the equation, the SVR model with RBF was the most superior model for predicting blast-induced PPV in this study with an RMSE of 0.396, R 2 of 0.924, and MAE of 0.135, whereas the empirical model only obtained performance with an RMSE of 0.856, R 2 of 0.643, and MAE of 0.575. This study provided an overview of the SVR approach in predicting blast-induced PPV. A comparison of different kernel functions for the selection of the SVR model is needed to find out the best model for predicting blast-induced PPV.