Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 11:10 AM CDT (16:10 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-17 16:10:33 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.834° N, 98.982° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 since this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 43 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 42 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.71 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.62 km NW of Hilltop, Texas · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.510 km WNW of Charlotte, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 27 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.610 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.513 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.66 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.122 km E of Dilley, Texas · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.74 km S of Falls City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.623 km E of Dilley, Texas · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.412 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.512 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.713 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.66 km SSE of Dilley, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.719 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.721 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.016 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.515 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.515 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.013 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 1.617 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.68 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.811 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.212 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.813 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.913 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.114 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.513 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.811 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.414 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.011 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.520 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.717 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.817 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026qdttbf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.