Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km WSW of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Falls City, Texas on Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 11:54 AM CDT (16:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km NW 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
2025-03-10 16:54:57 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.895° N, 98.198° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123 km E of Dilley, Texas · 568 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.612 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.69 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 564 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.012 km S of Fowlerton, Texas · 563 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 561 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 557 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.622 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 556 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.42 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.52 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 551 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.819 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 551 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.62 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.69 km E of Dilley, Texas · 549 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.52 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 549 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.22 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.02 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.52 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.82 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.01 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 542 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.710 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 540 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.011 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 539 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 539 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 538 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 530 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.83 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 525 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.68 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 518 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.511 km SE of Smiley, Texas · 516 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.610 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 515 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.09 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 514 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.410 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 511 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 571 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 571 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 573 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.516 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 575 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.720 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 580 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.120 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.618 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 581 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.220 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.821 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.918 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.618 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.217 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.621 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025evns. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.