Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km ESE of Smiley, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Smiley, Texas on Mon, Jan 6, 2025, 3:42 PM CST (21:42 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 18 km ENE of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-06 21:42:31 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.222° N, 97.544° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 629 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.616 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 627 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.511 km WSW of Karnes City, Texas · 623 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.511 km WSW of Karnes City, Texas · 620 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.83 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 615 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.618 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 807
  7. 1.821 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.621 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.819 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.722 km SSW of Nixon, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.721 km NNE of Karnes City, Texas · 608 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.618 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.219 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.017 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.419 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.920 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.817 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.918 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.520 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.621 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.719 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.718 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.018 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.821 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.619 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.717 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.019 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.617 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.620 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.618 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 3.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
  44. 1.920 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.117 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.716 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.316 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 606 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.520 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 605 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.117 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 605 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.516 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.018 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 605 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.617 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 604 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.921 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.83 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  57. 1.92 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.715 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.615 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.715 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 631 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.714 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 631 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.617 km ENE of Smiley, Texas · 632 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.718 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 633 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.518 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 634 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.819 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 634 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.120 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.519 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 634 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.516 km S of Nixon, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.716 km S of Nixon, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.516 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.51 km S of Falls City, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.42 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.523 km E of Christine, Texas · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.522 km E of Christine, Texas · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025akum. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.