Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 AM CDT (15:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-10-02 15:32:11 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.865° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 1.912 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 21 hr ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.512 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 23 hr ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.612 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 24 hr ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.613 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 24 hr ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.711 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 24 hr ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.613 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 24 hr ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.814 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 30 hr ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.915 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 32 hr ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.213 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 32 hr ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.912 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 32 hr ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.811 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 36 hr ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.412 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 42 hr ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.914 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 47 hr ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.016 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.613 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.616 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.016 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.815 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.117 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026tkdwmk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.