Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km W of Pawnee, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km W of Pawnee, Texas on Thu, May 22, 2025, 5:28 AM CDT (10:28 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-05-22 10:28:10 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.654° N, 98.048° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
93°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 496 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.518 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 492 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.517 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 481 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 481 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.611 km E of Dilley, Texas · 474 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.312 km E of Dilley, Texas · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.59 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 467 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.610 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.210 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.08 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.821 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.820 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.716 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 462 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.88 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 458 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.820 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 445 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.817 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 443 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.018 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 443 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.89 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 441 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.519 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 439 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.918 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 439 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 439 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.014 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 439 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.814 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 439 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.719 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 438 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.811 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 438 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 437 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.819 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 437 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 437 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.318 km S of Nixon, Texas · 437 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.719 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 437 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 437 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.64 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.55 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 499 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.94 km WSW of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.15 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 510 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.511 km SE of Smiley, Texas · 515 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jykr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.