Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km ENE of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Falls City, Texas on Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 9:37 PM CST (03:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 19 km ENE 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
2025-01-30 03:37:23 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.067° N, 97.820° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
13

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.819 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.722 km SSW of Nixon, Texas · 613 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.721 km NNE of Karnes City, Texas · 613 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.618 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.219 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.017 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.419 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.920 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.817 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.918 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.520 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.621 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.719 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.718 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.018 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.821 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.619 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.717 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.019 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.617 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.620 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.618 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 3.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  36. 1.920 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 611 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 611 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.117 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.716 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.316 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 611 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.520 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 610 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.117 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 610 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.516 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 610 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.018 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 610 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.617 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 609 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.921 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.83 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.92 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 604 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.715 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 604 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 604 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.615 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 604 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.514 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 603 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.514 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 603 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.114 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.53 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.614 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.614 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.54 km SW of Jourdanton, Texas · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.821 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 4.618 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 807
  3. 1.83 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 620 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.511 km WSW of Karnes City, Texas · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.511 km WSW of Karnes City, Texas · 628 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.616 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 632 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.620 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.910 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.715 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 636 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.714 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 636 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.617 km ENE of Smiley, Texas · 637 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.718 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.819 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 639 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.120 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 639 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025cbgx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.