Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas on Sun, May 18, 2025, 8:00 AM CDT (13:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17 km SW of Charlotte, 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
2025-05-18 13:00:16 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.566° N, 99.112° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 502 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.328 km SW of Asherton, Texas · 495 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.27 km NE of Asherton, Texas · 492 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.216 km S of Asherton, Texas · 488 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.517 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 484 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.810 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.910 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 482 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.011 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 481 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.89 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 477 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.611 km E of Dilley, Texas · 476 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.99 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 476 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.88 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 475 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.85 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 471 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.312 km E of Dilley, Texas · 471 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.821 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.820 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 466 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.716 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.88 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 460 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.817 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 446 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.018 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 446 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 504 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 508 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.611 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 511 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 511 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 512 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.410 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 515 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.09 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.610 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 516 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.68 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 519 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.35 km SW of Carrizo Hill, Texas · 522 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.83 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 527 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 532 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 532 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 533 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jrhs. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.