Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 11:02 PM CDT (04:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 15 km SE of Pearsall, 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
2026-04-13 04:02:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.855° N, 99.023° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.111 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.85 km ENE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.621 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.76 km ENE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.97 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.96 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.65 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.15 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.86 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.87 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.810 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.59 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 170 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.66 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.65 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.85 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 168 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.56 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.67 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.55 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.511 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 165 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.517 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.75 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.55 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.55 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.621 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.512 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 163 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.620 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.86 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.722 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 162 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.56 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.013 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.66 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.85 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.75 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.56 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.95 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.05 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.86 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.06 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.67 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.06 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.87 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.97 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.77 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.67 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.36 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.76 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.66 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.55 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.85 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.65 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.73 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.69 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 159 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.56 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.88 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.04 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.118 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.56 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.45 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.35 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.96 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.94 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.06 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.95 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.86 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 176 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.120 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 176 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026hfodei. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.