Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km SSW of Asherton, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Asherton, Texas on Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 12:30 PM CDT (17:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km NE of El Indio, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-08-21 17:30:49 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.336° N, 99.818° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km SSW of Asherton, Texas · 405 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.99 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 404 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.58 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 404 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.78 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 403 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.88 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 393 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.79 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 392 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.89 km NNW of Hilltop, Texas · 391 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.79 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.89 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.98 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 389 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNW of Hilltop, Texas · 389 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.93 km ENE of Dilley, Texas · 388 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.98 km S of Asherton, Texas · 387 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.013 km WSW of Asherton, Texas · 387 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.08 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 385 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.84 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 382 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.617 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 381 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.17 km NW of Hilltop, Texas · 378 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.222 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 378 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 377 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.74 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.822 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.614 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.89 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.95 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.512 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.56 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.61 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.64 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.28 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.312 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.87 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.68 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.76 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.111 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.010 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.28 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 370 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.310 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.68 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 370 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.110 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 369 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.77 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 369 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.76 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 369 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.06 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 368 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.77 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 368 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.26 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 367 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.61 km NNE of Pearsall, Texas · 367 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.79 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 367 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.810 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 367 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.67 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 366 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.811 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 366 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.77 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 366 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.77 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 365 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.823 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 365 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.68 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 364 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.57 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 364 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.811 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 364 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.613 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 364 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.312 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 364 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.911 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 364 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.59 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 362 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 406 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.121 km SW of Catarina, Texas · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 406 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.58 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 406 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 406 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.920 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 413 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.713 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 414 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.713 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 417 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.513 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 422 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.713 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 426 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.815 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 427 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.815 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 428 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 428 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 428 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.616 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 430 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.515 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 430 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.513 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 432 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.017 km E of El Indio, Texas · 432 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025qlfhst. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.