Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km NE of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Falls City, Texas on Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 7:29 AM CST (13:29 UTC), 8 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-29 13:29:40 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.059° N, 97.899° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.515 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.110 km SSW of Bigfoot, Texas · 240 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.415 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 238 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.88 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.86 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.76 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.816 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.015 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.215 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.514 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.614 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.716 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 232 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.26 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.516 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 228 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 227 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.611 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.62 km E of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.02 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.811 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.518 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.03 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.62 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.415 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.62 km NNE of Falls City, Texas · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.74 km E of Falls City, Texas · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.69 km NW of Tilden, Texas · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.120 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 219 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.711 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.617 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.55 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.519 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.718 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.720 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 206 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.15 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.63 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.815 km SE of Gonzales, Texas · 192 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 191 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 191 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.719 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.113 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 189 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.713 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.513 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.618 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.319 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.78 km ENE of Charlotte, Texas · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.621 km SSW of Nixon, Texas · 262 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.622 km S of Nixon, Texas · 266 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.522 km S of Nixon, Texas · 267 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.616 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 273 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.617 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026calejh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.