Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km SSE of Smiley, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Smiley, Texas on Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 1:51 PM CST (19:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 19 km WNW of Pawnee, 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
2026-02-21 19:51:50 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.182° N, 97.577° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.62 km E of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.02 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.811 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.03 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.415 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 223 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.62 km NNE of Falls City, Texas · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.74 km E of Falls City, Texas · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.711 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.55 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.720 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 206 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.15 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 200 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.63 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.815 km SE of Gonzales, Texas · 193 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 192 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 191 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.719 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 191 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.113 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 189 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 189 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.713 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.513 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.213 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.013 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.614 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.514 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.514 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.813 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.514 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.013 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.213 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.112 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.914 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.54 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.517 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.220 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.718 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.018 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.020 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.219 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.719 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.219 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.717 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.718 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.019 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.019 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 180 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 228 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 228 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.26 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.716 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.614 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.514 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.215 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.015 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.816 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.86 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.88 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.415 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026drdnxy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.