Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 4:28 PM CDT (21:28 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-09-25 21:28:19 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.818° N, 98.934° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 since this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.817 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.617 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.316 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.218 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.34 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.34 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.25 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.94 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.95 km S of Falls City, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.514 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.913 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.611 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.511 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.311 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 40 hr ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.815 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 39 hr ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 37 hr ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.016 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 30 hr ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 28 hr ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.613 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 19 hr ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.016 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 18 hr ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.914 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 13 hr ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 2 hr ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.815 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.711 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.910 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.816 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.65 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.618 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.217 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.712 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.912 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.310 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.211 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.911 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.517 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.916 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sxtpfc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.