Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km ESE of Smiley, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Smiley, Texas on Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 4:46 PM CDT (21:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km SSW of Nixon, 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
2025-08-31 21:46:32 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.228° N, 97.483° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.815 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.515 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.516 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.716 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.116 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.322 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 387 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.617 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.617 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.016 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 386 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 384 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.08 km E of Falls City, Texas · 383 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.015 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.322 km SSW of Nixon, Texas · 376 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  25. 2.29 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 367 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.910 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 366 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.013 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.514 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.714 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.814 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.014 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.814 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 363 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.115 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 358 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 358 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 357 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.614 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.521 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 357 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 355 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 3.013 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.712 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.613 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.513 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.813 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.914 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.013 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.713 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.213 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.512 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.813 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.612 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.513 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.510 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.612 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.512 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 397 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.515 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 398 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.514 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 398 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 399 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.610 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 401 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.611 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 411 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.822 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 420 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.222 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 422 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 426 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025rdxaxe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.