Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km SE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Pearsall, Texas on Mon, May 4, 2026, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC), 6 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-04 18:40:52 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.851° N, 99.035° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.96 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.85 km ENE of North Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 152 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.817 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.910 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.69 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.57 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.613 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.211 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.712 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.610 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.58 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.56 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.69 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 147 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.620 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 146 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.06 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.58 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.77 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 145 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.97 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 144 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.59 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 144 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.514 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 144 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.620 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 143 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.520 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 143 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.47 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 143 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.522 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 143 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.520 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 143 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.17 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 143 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.618 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 142 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.78 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.58 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.812 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 142 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.97 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.78 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.08 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.513 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.414 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 141 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.36 km NNE of Three Rivers, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.87 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.57 km NNE of Three Rivers, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.921 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.615 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 141 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.610 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.814 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.67 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.212 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.96 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.27 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.78 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.713 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.113 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.110 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.014 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.89 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.314 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.99 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.76 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.97 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.06 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026itfmeg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.