Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km E of Dilley, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km E of Dilley, Texas on Thu, Jan 8, 2026, 10:42 PM CST (04:42 UTC), 7 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-09 04:42:31 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.654° N, 98.934° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 259 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.67 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.25 km W of Dilley, Texas · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.57 km ENE of Pearsall, Texas · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.16 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.34 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.86 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.97 km ENE of Pearsall, Texas · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.97 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.87 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.76 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.57 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.28 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.28 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.49 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.88 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.111 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.59 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.86 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.812 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.610 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.711 km SSE of Moore, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.311 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.210 km WNW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.04 km WSW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.211 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.98 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.76 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.16 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.39 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.95 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.09 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.59 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.29 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.78 km ENE of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.319 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.57 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.88 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.913 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.616 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.617 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.822 km E of Dilley, Texas · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.622 km E of Dilley, Texas · 272 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.83 km WSW of Hilltop, Texas · 274 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.510 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 275 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.611 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 277 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.98 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 277 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.919 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.610 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 280 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.811 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 280 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.611 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 280 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.71 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 281 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 282 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.518 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 283 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.818 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.717 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 285 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.517 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 286 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.617 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026apbenq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.