Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas on Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 11:20 PM CST (05:20 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-21 05:20:36 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.389° N, 98.766° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.95 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.09 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.59 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.29 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.78 km ENE of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.319 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.57 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.88 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.18 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.18 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.77 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.97 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.68 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.58 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.68 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.19 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.618 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.28 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.712 km SSW of Bigfoot, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.09 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.910 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.99 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.76 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.98 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.211 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.04 km WSW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.210 km WNW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.311 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.711 km SSE of Moore, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.610 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.812 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.86 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.59 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.111 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.88 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.49 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.28 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026blddwi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.