Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 12:18 PM CST (18:18 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-21 18:18:45 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.391° N, 98.761° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.59 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.29 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.78 km ENE of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.319 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.57 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.88 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.18 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.18 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.77 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.97 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.68 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.58 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.68 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.19 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.618 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.28 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.712 km SSW of Bigfoot, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.09 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.910 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.99 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.011 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.910 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.27 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.98 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.78 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.913 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.95 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.39 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.16 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.98 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.211 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.04 km WSW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.210 km WNW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.311 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.711 km SSE of Moore, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.610 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.812 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.86 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026bmcyml. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.