Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km SW of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Falls City, Texas on Tue, Sep 1, 2026, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22 km E of Dilley, 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
2026-09-01 23:51:59 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.894° N, 98.097° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 since this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 29 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.610 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 29 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 28 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.513 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 26 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.66 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.122 km E of Dilley, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.74 km S of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.623 km E of Dilley, Texas · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.412 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.512 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.415 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.814 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.713 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.815 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.716 km S of Smiley, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.719 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.721 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.016 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.515 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.515 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.013 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.517 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.211 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.310 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.912 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.712 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.217 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.618 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.65 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.816 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.510 km WNW of Charlotte, Texas · 32 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.56 km S of Nixon, Texas · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 39 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.011 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 42 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.66 km S of Nixon, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026rfwxvb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.