Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SSE of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Falls City, Texas on Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 12:45 PM CST (18:45 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 19 km WNW of Pawnee, 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
2026-02-23 18:45:16 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.960° N, 98.004° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 221 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.62 km NNE of Falls City, Texas · 220 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.74 km E of Falls City, Texas · 219 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.69 km NW of Tilden, Texas · 219 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.120 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.711 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.617 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 214 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.023 km E of Dilley, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.011 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.55 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.113 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.519 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.718 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.720 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.15 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.722 km E of Dilley, Texas · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.63 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.815 km SE of Gonzales, Texas · 191 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 191 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.719 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.113 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.713 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.513 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.213 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.013 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.614 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.514 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.514 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.813 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.514 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.013 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.213 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.112 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.914 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.54 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.515 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.719 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.517 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.220 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.718 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.018 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.020 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.219 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.719 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.219 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.03 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.518 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.811 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 222 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.02 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.62 km E of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.98 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.611 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 226 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 227 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.59 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 227 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 228 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.516 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 229 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.26 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.213 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 229 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 230 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.716 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 232 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 232 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026dusuim. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.