Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km S of Fowlerton, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km S of Fowlerton, Texas on Tue, Mar 18, 2025, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2025-03-18 08:42:28 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.358° N, 98.790° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 559 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 555 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.622 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 550 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.819 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 550 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.69 km E of Dilley, Texas · 548 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 540 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.710 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 539 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.011 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 537 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 534 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.83 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 524 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.68 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 516 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.610 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 514 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.09 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 513 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 513 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 512 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.410 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 510 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 510 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 509 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.611 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 508 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.612 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.123 km E of Dilley, Texas · 567 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.720 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 574 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 577 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.120 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.618 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.220 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.821 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.910 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 580 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.918 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025fjnm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.