Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Pearsall, Texas on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 9:30 PM CST (03:30 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 19 km WNW of Pawnee, 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
2026-02-18 03:30:21 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.843° N, 99.021° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km NW of Hilltop, Texas · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.98 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.518 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.62 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 220 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.69 km NW of Tilden, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.120 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.617 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.023 km E of Dilley, Texas · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.011 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.55 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.113 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.519 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.718 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.720 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.15 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.722 km E of Dilley, Texas · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.63 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.810 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.54 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.515 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.719 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.517 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.220 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.718 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.018 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 3.020 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.219 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.719 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.219 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.717 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.718 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.019 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.019 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.619 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.719 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.119 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.920 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.717 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.919 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.719 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.119 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.719 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.319 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.618 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.819 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.919 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.520 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.020 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.620 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 227 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.516 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 228 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.26 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 228 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.213 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 228 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 228 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.99 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 229 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.610 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.98 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.19 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.18 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 234 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.79 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.87 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.76 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 234 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.86 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.19 km WSW of Dilley, Texas · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.9southern Texas · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.69 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.69 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026dkjvpt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.