Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km SW of Charlotte, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Charlotte, Texas on Wed, Feb 5, 2025, 12:15 AM CST (06:15 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km WSW of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

Charlotte forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-05 06:15:30 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.730° N, 98.846° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.821 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.92 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 601 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.615 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 601 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.619 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 600 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.514 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 600 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 600 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.514 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 600 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.114 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 600 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.211 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.53 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.614 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.614 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.54 km SW of Jourdanton, Texas · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.914 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.81 km WNW of Jourdanton, Texas · 597 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.621 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 597 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.519 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.719 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.721 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.521 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.722 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.821 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 3.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.520 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.521 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.920 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.619 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.719 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.617 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.819 km SW of Poth, Texas · 587 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.018 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.818 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.819 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 606 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.815 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 611 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 613 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.519 km E of Dilley, Texas · 616 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.716 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 616 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 616 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.83 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.511 km WSW of Karnes City, Texas · 622 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.710 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.613 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 622 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.014 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 622 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.815 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 622 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.115 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.616 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 623 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.69 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 624 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 624 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.815 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025cmlb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.