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M2.1 earthquake 17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:18 AM CDT (10:18 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-09-30 10:18:24 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.844° N, 98.929° 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
83°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 7 hr ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.815 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 18 hr ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.311 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 31 hr ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 36 hr ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.610 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 40 hr ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.511 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 40 hr ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.914 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 43 hr ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 45 hr ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.913 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 47 hr ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.95 km S of Falls City, Texas · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.94 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.25 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.34 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.34 km S of Falls City, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.218 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.717 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.817 km W of Charlotte, Texas · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.716 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.917 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026tgcaib. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.