Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-01 00:43:09 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.859° N, 99.025° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
14

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.69 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.515 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.93 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.011 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.09 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.46 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.06 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.88 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.97 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.09 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.89 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.28 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.08 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.18 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.58 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.97 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.39 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.46 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.67 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.710 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.78 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.06 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.97 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.76 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.314 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.014 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.110 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.113 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.713 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.27 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.96 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.212 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.77 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.19 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.712 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.86 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.08 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.111 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.05 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.46 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.110 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.96 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.510 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.96 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.66 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026imiovu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.