Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas on Sat, May 2, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT (17:00 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-02 17:00:17 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.822° N, 99.057° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
11

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 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.09 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.89 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.28 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.08 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.18 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.97 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.39 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.46 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.57 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.67 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.710 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.78 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.06 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.97 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.76 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.314 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.014 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.110 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.113 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.713 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.27 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.96 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.212 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.67 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.814 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.610 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.47 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.96 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.85 km ENE of North Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 150 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.817 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.910 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.69 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.57 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.06 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.07 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.07 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.46 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.09 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.011 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.93 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.515 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.69 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.89 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.77 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.77 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.67 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 155 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ipkrti. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.