Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:42 PM CDT (04:42 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 16 km ESE of Pearsall, 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
2026-09-29 04:42:19 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.866° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 since this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.511 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.311 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 hr ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 36 hr ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.815 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 35 hr ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 33 hr ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.016 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 27 hr ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 24 hr ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.613 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 15 hr ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.016 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 14 hr ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.913 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.516 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.514 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.95 km S of Falls City, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.94 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.25 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.34 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.34 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.218 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.617 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.817 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.62 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.817 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.915 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026tdvdvs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.