Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km WSW of Pawnee, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Pawnee, Texas on Sun, May 18, 2025, 12:20 AM CDT (05:20 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-05-18 05:20:26 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.636° N, 98.049° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 502 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.55 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.64 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.75 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.56 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.518 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 498 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 492 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.517 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 484 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.810 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.611 km E of Dilley, Texas · 476 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.312 km E of Dilley, Texas · 471 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.59 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 469 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.610 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 468 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.210 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 468 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.08 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 468 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.821 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.820 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 466 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.716 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 464 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.88 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 460 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.820 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 448 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.817 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 446 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.018 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 446 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 504 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 504 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 508 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 512 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.511 km SE of Smiley, Texas · 518 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 532 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 532 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 533 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jqsw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.