Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km NW of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Falls City, Texas on Thu, Apr 3, 2025, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km E of Pearsall, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-04-03 19:47:52 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.994° N, 98.029° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NNW of Yoakum, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.88 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 548 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.87 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 548 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 546 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 545 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.011 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 542 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 542 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 542 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 534 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.511 km SE of Smiley, Texas · 519 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 510 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 506 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.15 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.94 km WSW of Pawnee, Texas · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.66 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.55 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 503 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.64 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 502 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.75 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 502 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.54 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.56 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.518 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 500 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 496 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.87 km NNW of Yoakum, Texas · 550 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.82 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.52 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.67 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 551 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.02 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.22 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.52 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 552 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.57 km S of Shiner, Texas · 552 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.57 km S of Shiner, Texas · 552 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNW of Yoakum, Texas · 553 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.67 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 553 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.78 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 553 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.78 km S of Shiner, Texas · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.62 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.819 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.42 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.622 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025gnpm. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.