Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km ESE of Smiley, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Smiley, Texas on Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-09-10 23:27:53 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.214° N, 97.480° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 383 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.08 km E of Falls City, Texas · 382 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 382 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.015 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 382 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.322 km SSW of Nixon, Texas · 376 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.29 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 367 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.910 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 366 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.013 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.514 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.714 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.814 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.014 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 363 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.814 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 363 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 359 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.115 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 359 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 358 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 358 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.522 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 357 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.614 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.521 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.720 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 3.013 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.712 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.613 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.513 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.813 km SW of Poth, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.914 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.013 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.713 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.213 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.512 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.813 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.612 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.513 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.510 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.612 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.512 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.913 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.012 km SW of Poth, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.521 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 345 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.711 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.510 km SW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.611 km SW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.811 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.811 km WSW of Kenedy, Texas · 337 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.622 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 336 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.617 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.322 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 386 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.116 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.716 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.516 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.515 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.815 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.813 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.515 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 396 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 397 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025rwjrad. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.