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, Sep 23, 2026, 9:54 PM CDT (02:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17 km W of Charlotte, 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
2026-09-24 02:54:35 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.852° N, 98.981° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 72 since this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.614 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.515 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.613 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.013 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.517 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.211 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.310 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.912 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.712 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.217 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.618 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.65 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.816 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.910 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.815 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.62 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.817 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.617 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.316 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.218 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.34 km S of Falls City, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.34 km S of Falls City, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.25 km S of Falls City, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.94 km S of Falls City, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.95 km S of Falls City, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.514 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.913 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.511 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.311 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.515 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.615 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.712 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.016 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.721 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.719 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.66 km SSE of Dilley, Texas · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.713 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.512 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.412 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.623 km E of Dilley, Texas · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.74 km S of Falls City, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.122 km E of Dilley, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSW of Pearsall, Texas · 23 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sumyox. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.