Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SSE of Dilley, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Dilley, Texas on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 16 km E of Pearsall, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-22 07:06:09 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.621° N, 99.136° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 since this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.719 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 43 hr ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 32 hr ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 32 hr ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.016 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 18 hr ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 hr ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 hr ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 hr ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 hr ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 hr ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 hr ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 hr ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 hr ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.623 km E of Dilley, Texas · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.122 km E of Dilley, Texas · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 23 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.510 km WNW of Charlotte, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 32 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026srdvps. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.