Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 2:36 AM CDT (07:36 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-05 07:36:05 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.845° N, 98.991° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 150 since this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 55 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.87 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.815 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.813 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 55 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.010 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.010 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.914 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.810 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 52 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.613 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 52 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 52 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.211 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.614 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.216 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.614 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.911 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.712 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.011 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.817 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 50 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.717 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 50 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.520 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.011 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.414 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 49 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.811 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.513 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.114 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.913 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.813 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.212 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.811 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.68 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 45 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.617 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 43 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 43 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.71 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 42 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.62 km NW of Hilltop, Texas · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 39 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.510 km WNW of Charlotte, Texas · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 29 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 3.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 1.516 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 57 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.014 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.712 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.513 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.813 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 58 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 58 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.913 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.513 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 59 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 59 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.914 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 59 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.710 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.614 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.816 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.015 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.514 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.613 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 60 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026phbzdr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.