Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSW of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Falls City, Texas on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 11:36 AM CDT (16:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 15 km SSW of Smiley, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-20 16:36:58 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.884° N, 98.092° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
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: 4 since this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 46 hr ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.716 km S of Smiley, Texas · 45 hr ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 20 hr ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 16 hr ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.814 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.415 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.512 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.623 km E of Dilley, Texas · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.74 km S of Falls City, Texas · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.122 km E of Dilley, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.513 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.610 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sofhss. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.