Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km ENE of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Falls City, Texas on Fri, Jan 31, 2025, 3:23 PM CST (21:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-31 21:23:08 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.051° N, 97.868° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
15

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.520 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.117 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.516 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.018 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.617 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.921 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 604 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.83 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.92 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 600 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.715 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 600 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 600 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.615 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.619 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 599 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.514 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.514 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.114 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.53 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.614 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.614 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.54 km SW of Jourdanton, Texas · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.914 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.81 km WNW of Jourdanton, Texas · 596 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.621 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 596 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.721 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.722 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.821 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 3.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.520 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 590 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 590 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.521 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 590 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.617 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.819 km SW of Poth, Texas · 586 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.018 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.818 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.117 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.920 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.618 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.620 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.617 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.019 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.717 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.619 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.821 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.018 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.718 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.719 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.621 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025cell. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.