Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km N of Three Rivers, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km N of Three Rivers, Texas on Thu, May 21, 2026, 1:46 AM CDT (06:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km SSE of Dilley, 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
2026-05-21 06:46:52 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.525° N, 98.184° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.314 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.715 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.319 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 134 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.611 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.612 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.014 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.911 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.212 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.316 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.014 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 134 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 133 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.714 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.011 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 133 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.114 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.017 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 133 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.512 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.810 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 132 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.210 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 132 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.613 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 131 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.77 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 130 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.713 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 130 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.97 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.921 km E of Hilltop, Texas · 130 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.616 km SSE of Pearsall, Texas · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.615 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 130 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.812 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 129 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.518 km S of Nixon, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.519 km S of Nixon, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.919 km S of Nixon, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.818 km S of Nixon, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.59 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 128 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.010 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.621 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.611 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.511 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.813 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.811 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.811 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.611 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.112 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.811 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.511 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.511 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 125 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.113 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 125 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.65 km N of Hilltop, Texas · 125 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.510 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 125 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.67 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 124 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.97 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.57 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.911 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 124 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.95 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 124 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.86 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 124 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.86 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 123 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.56 km N of Three Rivers, Texas · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.012 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.812 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.812 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.710 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.510 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.912 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.013 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.812 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 135 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.213 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.714 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.315 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.813 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.212 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.711 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.610 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.712 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.98 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.17 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.811 km SE of Pearsall, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026jxndvj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.