Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km S of Gonzales, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km S of Gonzales, Texas on Fri, May 23, 2025, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 18 km S of Nixon, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-05-23 08:33:48 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.331° N, 97.441° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 493 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 491 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.59 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 468 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.610 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.210 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.08 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.814 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 463 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.820 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 447 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.89 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 442 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.519 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 441 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.318 km S of Nixon, Texas · 438 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 497 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.54 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 498 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.75 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.64 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.55 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 500 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.66 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 502 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.94 km WSW of Pawnee, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.15 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 502 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.511 km SE of Smiley, Texas · 516 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025kack. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.