Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km WNW of Charlotte, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Charlotte, Texas on Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 1:13 PM CDT (18:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km SW 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
2026-08-30 18:13:24 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.906° N, 98.799° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 since this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 31 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.610 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 29 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.513 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.66 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 24 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.122 km E of Dilley, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.74 km S of Falls City, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.623 km E of Dilley, Texas · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.412 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.512 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.713 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.66 km SSE of Dilley, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.719 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.721 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.016 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.515 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.515 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.013 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.517 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.211 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.310 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.912 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.712 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.217 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 40 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.62 km NW of Hilltop, Texas · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.011 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 43 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.71 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.617 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.68 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 47 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.811 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.212 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.813 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.913 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026rbugjl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.