Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:15 AM CDT (14:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km SE of Christine, 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
2025-08-14 14:15:12 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.827° N, 98.947° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 413 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.120 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 413 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.611 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 411 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.714 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 408 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 407 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.58 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 407 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 407 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 407 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.99 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 405 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.58 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 404 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.78 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 403 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.88 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 393 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.79 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 392 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.89 km NNW of Hilltop, Texas · 391 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.815 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.515 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.79 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.89 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.98 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.68 km NNW of Hilltop, Texas · 389 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.516 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.716 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.93 km ENE of Dilley, Texas · 388 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.116 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.98 km S of Asherton, Texas · 387 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.322 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 386 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.08 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 385 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.719 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 383 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.619 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.84 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 383 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.617 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 381 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.023 km SW of Bandera, Texas · 380 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.17 km NW of Hilltop, Texas · 379 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.222 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 378 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 377 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.74 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 376 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.822 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.614 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.89 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.95 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.512 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.56 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.61 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.64 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.28 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.312 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.87 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 373 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.68 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.76 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 371 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.219 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 414 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.713 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 418 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.514 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 418 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.822 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 420 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 422 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 422 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.222 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 422 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 422 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.513 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 423 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 424 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.420 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 424 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 424 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 424 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 425 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.713 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 426 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 427 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.821 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 427 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.815 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 427 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 427 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.821 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 427 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025pyctac. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.