Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SE of Smiley, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Smiley, Texas on Sat, May 3, 2025, 10:37 PM CDT (03:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km ENE of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-05-04 03:37:05 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.190° N, 97.560° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.15 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 502 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.94 km WSW of Pawnee, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.55 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.64 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.75 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.56 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 497 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.518 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 492 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 491 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.59 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 468 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.610 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.210 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.08 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.814 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 463 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.88 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 458 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 538 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 543 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 544 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.88 km SSW of Shiner, Texas · 544 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNW of Yoakum, Texas · 545 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025iray. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.