Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km SW of Charlotte, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Charlotte, Texas on Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 7:45 PM CST (01:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km WSW of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-03-01 01:45:41 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.728° N, 98.857° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.720 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 575 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 573 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.123 km E of Dilley, Texas · 567 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.612 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.012 km S of Fowlerton, Texas · 563 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.622 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.42 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.52 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 551 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.819 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 550 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.62 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.69 km E of Dilley, Texas · 549 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.52 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.22 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.02 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.52 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.82 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.01 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 546 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.710 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 540 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.011 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 538 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 530 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 530 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.83 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 525 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.618 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 580 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.220 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.821 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.910 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 581 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.918 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.618 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.217 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.621 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.818 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.518 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.718 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.320 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.218 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.718 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025edyf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.