Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 9:44 AM CST (15:44 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-31 15:44:14 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.820° N, 98.922° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.29 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.19 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.73 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.68 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 243 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.28 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.38 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.910 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.410 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.010 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.99 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.510 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.49 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.010 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.29 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.08 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.19 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.710 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.610 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.02 km W of Dilley, Texas · 241 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.79 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.09 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.114 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.312 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.19 km ENE of North Pearsall, Texas · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.111 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.69 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.710 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.810 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.78 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.610 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.010 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.110 km SSW of Bigfoot, Texas · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.99 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.810 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 238 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.98 km ESE of Fowlerton, Texas · 238 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 238 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.810 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.69 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.69 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.110 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.39 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.922 km E of Dilley, Texas · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.78 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.29 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.76 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.88 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.010 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.610 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.96 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.99 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026cehccb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC.