Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km S of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km S of Pearsall, Texas on Mon, May 5, 2025, 5:16 AM CDT (10:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km E of Dilley, 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
2025-05-05 10:16:04 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.797° N, 99.112° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
9

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. 2.09 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 513 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 512 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.410 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 510 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.811 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 509 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 509 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.09 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.611 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 508 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.323 km E of Dilley, Texas · 505 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.811 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.610 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.912 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 499 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.27 km NE of Asherton, Texas · 489 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.216 km S of Asherton, Texas · 486 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.517 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 481 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.810 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 481 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.910 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 479 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.011 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 479 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.89 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 475 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.611 km E of Dilley, Texas · 474 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.99 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 473 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.88 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 472 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.85 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 469 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.312 km E of Dilley, Texas · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.821 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.820 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.716 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 462 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.88 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 458 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 516 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.35 km SW of Carrizo Hill, Texas · 520 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 524 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 534 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 537 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 537 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.011 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.710 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 539 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 540 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025itjc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.