Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km E of Dilley, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km E of Dilley, Texas on Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 5:20 AM CST (11:20 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km ESE of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-02 11:20:28 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.660° N, 98.939° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
17

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km E of Dilley, Texas · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.617 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 272 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.616 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.913 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.823 km E of Dilley, Texas · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.110 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 259 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.67 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.25 km W of Dilley, Texas · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.57 km ENE of Pearsall, Texas · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.16 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.34 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.86 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.97 km ENE of Pearsall, Texas · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.97 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.87 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.76 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.57 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.28 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.28 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.49 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.88 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.111 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.59 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.86 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.812 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.610 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.711 km SSE of Moore, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.311 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.210 km WNW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.04 km WSW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.211 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.98 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.76 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.16 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.39 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.95 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.09 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.59 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.29 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.78 km ENE of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.319 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.83 km WSW of Hilltop, Texas · 274 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.510 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 276 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.611 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 277 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.98 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 277 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.919 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.610 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 280 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.811 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 281 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.611 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 281 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.71 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 281 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.79 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 282 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.518 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 283 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.818 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.717 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 285 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.517 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.617 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.817 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 289 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.926 km NW of Pawnee, Texas · 293 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.520 km E of Dilley, Texas · 295 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.213 km SE of Tilden, Texas · 301 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026acshhw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.