Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Pearsall, Texas on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 6:08 PM CST (00:08 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-22 00:08:15 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.819° N, 99.037° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.29 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.78 km ENE of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.319 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.57 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.88 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.18 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.18 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.77 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.97 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.68 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.58 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.68 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.19 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.618 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.28 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.712 km SSW of Bigfoot, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.09 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.910 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.99 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.011 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.910 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.27 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.98 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.78 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.913 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.09 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.95 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.39 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.16 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.76 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.98 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.211 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.04 km WSW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.210 km WNW of Hilltop, Texas · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.311 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.711 km SSE of Moore, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026bmonps. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC.