Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas on Fri, Sep 5, 2025, 10:07 PM CDT (03:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km SSW of Nixon, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-09-06 03:07:25 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.686° N, 98.149° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 392 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.815 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 392 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 392 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.515 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 392 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 392 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.89 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 392 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 392 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 392 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.98 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 391 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.516 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.716 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.93 km ENE of Dilley, Texas · 390 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.116 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.322 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 388 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.016 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 388 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.08 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 387 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 385 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.719 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 385 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.619 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 385 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.84 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 384 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.08 km E of Falls City, Texas · 384 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 384 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.015 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 384 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.617 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.222 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 380 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 379 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.322 km SSW of Nixon, Texas · 378 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  28. 1.74 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 377 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.822 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 376 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.614 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 376 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.89 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 376 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.95 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.512 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.56 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.61 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.64 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.28 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.312 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.87 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 375 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.68 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.76 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.219 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 373 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.111 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 372 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.010 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.28 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 372 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.310 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.68 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.110 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.77 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.76 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.06 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 370 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.77 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 369 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.26 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 369 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.61 km NNE of Pearsall, Texas · 369 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.79 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 369 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.29 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 369 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.810 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 369 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.67 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 368 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.811 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 368 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.910 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 368 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 392 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 393 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 393 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.88 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 395 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.813 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.515 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 398 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 399 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.515 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 400 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.514 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 400 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 400 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.610 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 403 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.78 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 404 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.58 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 406 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.99 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.58 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 408 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 408 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025rnmhtb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.