Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km W of Pawnee, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km W of Pawnee, Texas on Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 8:31 AM CDT (13:31 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 23 km E of Dilley, 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
2025-10-21 13:31:40 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.683° N, 98.219° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NNW of Hilltop, Texas · 341 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 339 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.819 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 338 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 338 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.711 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.510 km SW of Kenedy, Texas · 336 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.611 km SW of Kenedy, Texas · 336 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.811 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 336 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.811 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 336 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.622 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 336 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.111 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 335 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.65 km SE of Christine, Texas · 326 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.010 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 322 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 321 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.523 km E of Dilley, Texas · 321 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.521 km E of Dilley, Texas · 319 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.921 km E of Dilley, Texas · 319 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.811 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 317 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.622 km E of Dilley, Texas · 316 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.517 km SE of Stockdale, Texas · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.517 km SE of Stockdale, Texas · 302 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.213 km SE of Tilden, Texas · 301 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.617 km SE of Stockdale, Texas · 299 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.520 km E of Dilley, Texas · 295 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.926 km NW of Pawnee, Texas · 293 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.820 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 290 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.820 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 290 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.817 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.617 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.517 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 286 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 348 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.512 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.612 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.510 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.513 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.612 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.813 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.512 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.213 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.713 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.013 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.914 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.813 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025uswrif. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.