M1.6 earthquake 21 km SSW of Nixon, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

TX

Local time

Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 2:09 AM CST

UTC

2026-01-15 08:09:26 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

29.075° N, 97.809° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

10

• Nixon, TexasPopulation 2,465. Forecast22 kmSSW
• Seguin, TexasPopulation 27,864. Forecast57 kmSSE
• San Antonio, TexasPopulation 1,526,656. Forecast77 kmESE

After

1. 1.78 km ENE of Charlotte, TexasFri, Jan 23, 11:23 AM CST · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.514 km NE of Falls City, TexasThu, Jan 29, 7:29 AM CST · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
3. 1.714 km ENE of Falls City, TexasFri, Jan 30, 5:37 AM CST · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.515 km ENE of Falls City, TexasFri, Jan 30, 7:34 PM CST · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.73 km SSW of Falls City, TexasSat, Jan 31, 8:52 PM CST · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.415 km ENE of Falls City, TexasSat, Feb 7, 1:51 PM CST · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.88 km ESE of Smiley, TexasSun, Feb 8, 8:23 AM CST · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.86 km NW of Three Rivers, TexasSun, Feb 8, 9:15 AM CST · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.76 km WNW of Three Rivers, TexasMon, Feb 9, 2:30 PM CST · 234 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.816 km ENE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 9, 3:47 PM CST · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 9, 6:15 PM CST · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 9, 10:20 PM CST · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 9, 10:24 PM CST · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.015 km ENE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 9, 11:29 PM CST · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.715 km ENE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 9, 11:37 PM CST · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.215 km ENE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 9, 11:38 PM CST · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, TexasTue, Feb 10, 4:19 AM CST · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, TexasTue, Feb 10, 3:42 PM CST · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, TexasTue, Feb 10, 7:52 PM CST · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.514 km ENE of Falls City, TexasTue, Feb 10, 10:48 PM CST · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, TexasWed, Feb 11, 9:40 AM CST · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
22. 1.614 km ENE of Falls City, TexasWed, Feb 11, 4:18 PM CST · 232 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.716 km ENE of Falls City, TexasFri, Feb 13, 7:19 AM CST · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.26 km NW of Three Rivers, TexasMon, Feb 16, 12:03 AM CST · 228 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
25. 1.516 km NW of Three Rivers, TexasMon, Feb 16, 4:26 AM CST · 228 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, TexasTue, Feb 17, 9:37 PM CST · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
27. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, TexasWed, Feb 18, 5:31 PM CST · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
28. 1.611 km SSE of Smiley, TexasSat, Feb 21, 1:51 PM CST · 222 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
29. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, TexasSun, Feb 22, 11:40 PM CST · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
30. 1.62 km E of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 23, 12:04 AM CST · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
31. 3.02 km ESE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 23, 1:41 AM CST · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
32. 1.811 km SSE of Smiley, TexasMon, Feb 23, 1:48 AM CST · 221 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
33. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 23, 3:41 AM CST · 221 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
34. 1.518 km NW of Three Rivers, TexasMon, Feb 23, 4:47 AM CST · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
35. 2.03 km ESE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 23, 9:43 AM CST · 221 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
36. 1.62 km SSE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 23, 12:45 PM CST · 220 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
37. 2.415 km ENE of Falls City, TexasMon, Feb 23, 2:41 PM CST · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
38. 2.62 km NNE of Falls City, TexasTue, Feb 24, 6:23 PM CST · 219 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
39. 1.74 km E of Falls City, TexasWed, Feb 25, 6:34 PM CST · 218 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
40. 2.120 km WNW of Three Rivers, TexasThu, Feb 26, 6:29 PM CST · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
41. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, TexasSun, Mar 1, 12:01 PM CST · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
42. 1.711 km SSE of Smiley, TexasMon, Mar 2, 3:29 AM CST · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
43. 1.617 km NW of Three Rivers, TexasMon, Mar 2, 6:07 PM CST · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.55 km NW of Three Rivers, TexasTue, Mar 3, 11:40 AM CST · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
45. 1.519 km WNW of Three Rivers, TexasFri, Mar 6, 2:59 AM CST · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
46. 1.718 km WNW of Three Rivers, TexasSun, Mar 8, 7:46 AM CDT · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.720 km W of Pawnee, TexasThu, Mar 12, 12:59 AM CDT · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

Before

1. 1.622 km S of Nixon, TexasSat, Jan 10, 12:59 PM CST · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.522 km S of Nixon, TexasFri, Jan 9, 12:14 PM CST · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026baikbd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.