Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas on Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 7:07 AM CDT (12:07 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
2025-03-17 12:07:55 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.390° N, 98.762° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km S of Fowlerton, Texas · 565 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 559 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.622 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.42 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.52 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 553 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.819 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 553 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.62 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 553 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.69 km E of Dilley, Texas · 551 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.52 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.22 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 551 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.02 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.52 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.82 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.01 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 549 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 544 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.710 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 543 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.011 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 541 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 537 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 533 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 533 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 533 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.83 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 528 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.68 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 520 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.610 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 517 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.09 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 516 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.410 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 513 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.611 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 509 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.612 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 567 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.123 km E of Dilley, Texas · 570 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 573 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 573 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 573 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.720 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.120 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.618 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 583 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.220 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.821 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.910 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.918 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.618 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025fhyt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC.