Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km W of Pawnee, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km W of Pawnee, Texas on Sat, May 17, 2025, 11:24 PM CDT (04:24 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-05-18 04:24:29 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.652° N, 98.064° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km WSW of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 499 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.55 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.64 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.75 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.54 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.56 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 496 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.518 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 492 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.517 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 481 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.810 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 481 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.910 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 480 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.011 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 479 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.89 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 475 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.611 km E of Dilley, Texas · 474 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.99 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 473 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.312 km E of Dilley, Texas · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.59 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 467 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.610 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.210 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.08 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.821 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.820 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.716 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 462 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.88 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 458 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.820 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 446 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.817 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 444 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.018 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 444 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 510 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.511 km SE of Smiley, Texas · 515 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 530 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jqqw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.