Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km WSW of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Falls City, Texas on Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 11:47 PM CST (05:47 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-22 05:47:33 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.906° N, 98.207° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
76°
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: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.419 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.420 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.219 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.319 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.722 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.420 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.721 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.721 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.120 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.621 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.618 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.518 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.320 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.419 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.120 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.818 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.018 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025drlt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.