Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas on Wed, May 21, 2025, 4:42 AM CDT (09:42 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-05-21 09:42:30 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.664° N, 98.062° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
16

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 496 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.518 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 492 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.517 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 482 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.810 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 482 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.910 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 480 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.011 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 479 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.89 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 475 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.611 km E of Dilley, Texas · 474 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.99 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 473 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.312 km E of Dilley, Texas · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.59 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 467 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.610 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.210 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.08 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.821 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.820 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.716 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 462 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.88 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 458 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.820 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 446 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.817 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 444 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.018 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 444 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.89 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 441 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.519 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 440 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.918 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 440 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 440 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.014 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 439 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.814 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 439 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.55 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 499 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.94 km WSW of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.15 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 510 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.511 km SE of Smiley, Texas · 516 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jwod. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.