Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km WSW of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Falls City, Texas on Sat, Feb 15, 2025, 1:47 AM CST (07:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 19 km WSW of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-15 07:47:00 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.895° N, 98.193° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.521 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.722 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.821 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.520 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.521 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.920 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.619 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.719 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.617 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.819 km SW of Poth, Texas · 579 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.018 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.818 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.120 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.419 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.320 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.419 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025devk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.