Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km SSE of Smiley, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Smiley, Texas on Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 1:48 AM CST (07:48 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-02-23 07:48:14 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.177° N, 97.578° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 221 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.03 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 221 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.62 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · 220 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.415 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.62 km NNE of Falls City, Texas · 219 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.74 km E of Falls City, Texas · 218 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.711 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.55 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.720 km W of Pawnee, Texas · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.15 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.63 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.815 km SE of Gonzales, Texas · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.519 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 189 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.719 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.113 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 187 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.713 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.513 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.213 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.013 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.614 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.514 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.514 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.813 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.514 km S of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.014 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 185 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.013 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.213 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.513 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.112 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 184 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.914 km SSE of Gonzales, Texas · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.54 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.515 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.517 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.220 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.718 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.018 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 3.020 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.918 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.219 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.719 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.219 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.717 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.718 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.518 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.019 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.818 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.019 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.619 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.719 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.119 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 3.02 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.62 km E of Falls City, Texas · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.12 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.611 km SSE of Smiley, Texas · 222 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.26 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 228 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.716 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.614 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 232 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.514 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.215 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.015 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.715 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026dtxady. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.