Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km SW of Falls City, 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
2026-07-15 07:53:03 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.852° N, 98.965° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.015 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.818 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.316 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.814 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.118 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.514 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.214 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 79 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 79 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Texas · 78 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.115 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 78 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.812 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 78 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.314 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 77 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 77 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.114 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 77 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.911 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 76 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.713 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 76 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 76 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.812 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 76 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.116 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 75 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.817 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 75 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.014 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 75 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 75 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.714 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 75 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.912 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 74 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 73 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.113 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 73 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.114 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 72 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.818 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 71 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.015 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.915 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.113 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.113 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.513 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.516 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.512 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.513 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.714 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.714 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.613 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.713 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.815 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.514 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.714 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.914 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.315 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.812 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.715 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.014 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.913 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.715 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.515 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 80 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.713 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 80 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.913 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 80 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.014 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 80 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.912 km SSE of Dilley, Texas · 80 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 81 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.123 km E of Dilley, Texas · 81 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.623 km E of Dilley, Texas · 82 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.516 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 82 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.517 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 82 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.016 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 82 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 82 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.813 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 82 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.010 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 82 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.811 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 82 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 82 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.611 km SSE of Dilley, Texas · 82 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.412 km SE of Dilley, Texas · 82 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.917 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 82 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.615 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 82 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026nuohhm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.