Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km SE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Pearsall, Texas on Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 12:42 AM CST (06:42 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km WSW of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-01-17 06:42:56 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.792° N, 98.992° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 623 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.710 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.511 km WSW of Karnes City, Texas · 622 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.83 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.716 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 617 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.519 km E of Dilley, Texas · 617 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 614 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 613 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.815 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 611 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.819 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 607 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.519 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 604 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.821 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.92 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 601 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.619 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 601 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.211 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 600 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.53 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 600 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.54 km SW of Jourdanton, Texas · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.81 km WNW of Jourdanton, Texas · 597 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.621 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 597 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.519 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.719 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.721 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.919 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.521 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.119 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.722 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.821 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 3.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.520 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.521 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.920 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.720 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.619 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.719 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.520 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.617 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.819 km SW of Poth, Texas · 587 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.815 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 623 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.115 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 623 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.616 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 623 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.69 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 624 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.815 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.511 km WSW of Karnes City, Texas · 625 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.715 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.623 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 626 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.817 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 626 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.114 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 626 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.819 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 626 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 626 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.913 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 626 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.223 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 626 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.111 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 627 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.714 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 627 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.720 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 627 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 627 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025bdtl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.