Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km SE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Pearsall, Texas on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 11:22 AM CDT (16:22 UTC), 8 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-08-17 16:22:57 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.812° N, 99.005° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 since this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.71 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.62 km NW of Hilltop, Texas · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.57 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 40 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.510 km WNW of Charlotte, Texas · 32 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.912 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.812 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.512 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.712 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.610 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 29 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.513 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.612 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.66 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 23 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 3.122 km E of Dilley, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.74 km S of Falls City, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.623 km E of Dilley, Texas · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.412 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.512 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.713 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.66 km SSE of Dilley, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.719 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.721 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.016 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.515 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.515 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.013 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.012 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.617 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.910 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.811 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.212 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.813 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.913 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.114 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 49 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.513 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.811 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.414 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.011 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.520 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 51 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.717 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026qdudte. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.