Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km E of Dilley, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km E of Dilley, Texas on Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km SSW of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-11 07:08:10 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.676° N, 98.931° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.512 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.713 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 42 hr ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 4 hr ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km S of Falls City, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.122 km E of Dilley, Texas · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.513 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.610 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 20 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026rwyxpc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.