Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NW of Hilltop, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Hilltop, Texas on Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 6:42 PM CST (00:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23 km E of Dilley, 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
2026-02-20 00:42:14 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.762° N, 99.232° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.518 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Tilden, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.120 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.617 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.023 km E of Dilley, Texas · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.011 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.113 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.519 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.718 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.720 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.722 km E of Dilley, Texas · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.63 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.810 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.515 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.719 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.517 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.920 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.53 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 176 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.74 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 176 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.53 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 176 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.57 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.86 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 176 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.95 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.06 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.94 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.96 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.35 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.45 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.56 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.04 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.58 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.07 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.111 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.85 km ENE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.621 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.76 km ENE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.97 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.96 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.65 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.15 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.86 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.87 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.810 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.59 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 170 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.65 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.85 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 168 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.56 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.67 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.55 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.511 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 227 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.516 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 228 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.213 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 228 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 228 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 229 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.610 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.19 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.18 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 234 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.87 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.19 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.9southern Texas · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.69 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.69 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.810 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 238 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026dnvslk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.