M4.8 earthquake 14 km SSW of Falls City, Texas
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Falls City, Texas on Thu, Oct 20, 2011, 7:24 AM CDT (12:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-10-20 12:24:41 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.865° N, 98.079° W
- Region
- Texas
- Felt reports
- 1,473
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
1,473 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 39°, dip 44°, rake -118°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 255°, dip 52°, rake -66°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 31°
- Stations used
- 220
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j9kx (also filed as usb0006alu, atlas20111020122441). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.