Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km SW of Poth, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Poth, Texas on Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 8:27 AM CDT (13:27 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-10-16 13:27:09 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.974° N, 98.175° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.713 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.213 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.512 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.813 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.612 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.513 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.87 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.510 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.612 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.512 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 348 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.521 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 345 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 340 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.819 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 339 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 339 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.711 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.510 km SW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.611 km SW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.811 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.811 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.622 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 336 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.111 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 335 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.65 km SE of Christine, Texas · 326 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.010 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 322 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 321 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 3.523 km E of Dilley, Texas · 321 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.521 km E of Dilley, Texas · 320 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.921 km E of Dilley, Texas · 319 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.811 km ESE of Dilley, Texas · 317 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.622 km E of Dilley, Texas · 317 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.514 km W of Shiner, Texas · 303 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.514 km W of Shiner, Texas · 303 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.715 km W of Shiner, Texas · 303 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.517 km SE of Stockdale, Texas · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.517 km SE of Stockdale, Texas · 302 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.213 km SE of Tilden, Texas · 301 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.617 km SE of Stockdale, Texas · 300 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.520 km E of Dilley, Texas · 295 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.926 km NW of Pawnee, Texas · 293 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.820 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.813 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.513 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.613 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.712 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.013 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.610 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 352 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.513 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 352 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.54 km SE of Christine, Texas · 354 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.64 km SE of Christine, Texas · 355 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 355 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.64 km SE of Christine, Texas · 355 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.95 km SE of Christine, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.55 km SE of Christine, Texas · 356 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.74 km SE of Christine, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.94 km SE of Christine, Texas · 356 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.521 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.614 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 357 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ujrxap. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.