Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km E of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km E of Falls City, Texas on Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 7:43 AM CDT (12:43 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 19 km S of Nixon, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-04-28 12:43:41 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.981° N, 97.963° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.55 km E of Falls City, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.78 km E of Falls City, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Falls City, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.15 km E of Falls City, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.56 km E of Falls City, Texas · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.25 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.55 km E of Falls City, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.04 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.25 km E of Falls City, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.54 km E of Falls City, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.84 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.515 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.29 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.110 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.510 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 154 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.97 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.66 km E of Falls City, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 151 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.817 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.16 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.59 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.620 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 144 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.58 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 143 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.97 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 143 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.913 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 143 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.620 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.520 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.47 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.522 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.520 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.17 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.78 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.58 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.97 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.78 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.08 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 141 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.36 km NNE of Three Rivers, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.87 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.57 km NNE of Three Rivers, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.921 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.621 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.916 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.58 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.821 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.77 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.520 km NE of Tilden, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.020 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.721 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.821 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.520 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.821 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.620 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.520 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.520 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.920 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.78 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.516 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.74 km E of Falls City, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.722 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.620 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.517 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.73 km E of Falls City, Texas · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.621 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 174 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.118 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 175 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.120 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.220 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.718 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.920 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.420 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ihthba. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.