Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas on Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 5:43 AM CST (11:43 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-28 11:43:46 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.647° N, 98.886° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
117°
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.220 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.618 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.120 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 577 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.720 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 574 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.123 km E of Dilley, Texas · 567 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.69 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.012 km S of Fowlerton, Texas · 562 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 555 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.622 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.42 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.52 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 550 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.819 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 550 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.62 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.69 km E of Dilley, Texas · 548 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.52 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.22 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.02 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.52 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.82 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.01 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 545 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 540 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.710 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 539 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.011 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 537 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 534 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.83 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 524 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.35 km SW of Carrizo Hill, Texas · 520 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 580 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.918 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.618 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.217 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.621 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.818 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.518 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.718 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.320 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.218 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.718 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.518 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.118 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.318 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ecwl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.