Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Pearsall, Texas on Sat, May 9, 2026, 11:23 AM CDT (16:23 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-09 16:23:56 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.810° N, 98.997° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
23

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 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.712 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 146 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.610 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.58 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.56 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 144 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.69 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.620 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 143 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.06 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.58 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.77 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 142 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.97 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.59 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 141 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.514 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 141 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 141 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.620 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.520 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.47 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 140 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.522 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.520 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.17 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.618 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas · 139 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.78 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.58 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.812 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 139 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.97 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.78 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.08 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 139 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.513 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.414 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.36 km NNE of Three Rivers, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.87 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.57 km NNE of Three Rivers, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.921 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.615 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.621 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.916 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.58 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.821 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.77 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.520 km NE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.020 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.721 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.821 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.520 km WNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.821 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.620 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.520 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.520 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.920 km ENE of Tilden, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.98 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.79 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.58 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.57 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.69 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.910 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.817 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.520 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 149 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.85 km ENE of North Pearsall, Texas · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.96 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.68 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 150 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.88 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.47 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.88 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.610 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.814 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026jcfooj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.