Earthquakes in Wilson County, Texas
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Wilson County was M 3.2, 20 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas, 36 km (22 mi) SSW of the centre of Wilson County, at 1:55 am CDT on 20 October 2026, 7 km deep. The estimated shaking at the centre of Wilson County was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Wilson County since.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Wilson County in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 11 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 14
- Last 12 months
- 174 · largest M 3.6 on 1 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 1,844 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 29 January 2025, 18 km ENE of Falls City, Texas
Latest quake, 24 hours and 7 days: the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, read at ; 30 days and 12 months: the QuakeIndex catalogue, counted to · earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Wilson County · shaking is estimated for the centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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0 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 0 to 4 in a week.
Compared against Wilson County, Texas's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
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The last 30 days
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Latest earthquakes within 50 km
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The centre is 29.174, -98.087, the Census internal point of Wilson County, Texas from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity on this page is measured within 50 km of it — the dashed circle.
Largest on record nearby
The strongest shaking this record implies at the centre of Wilson County, Texas is intensity V (moderate), from the M 4.6 of 2025, 27 km away. At that level nearly everyone notices; some objects fall and plaster can crack.
| Magnitude | When | Where | Shaking here (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.6 | 18 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · felt by 807 | V · Moderate | |
| M 4.5 | 3 km SSW of Falls City, Texas · felt by 434 | IV · Light | |
| M 4.3 | 3 km S of Falls City, Texas · felt by 69 | IV · Light | |
| M 4.1 | 16 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · felt by 71 | IV · Light | |
| M 4.0 | 4 km SSE of Falls City, Texas · felt by 15 | IV · Light | |
| M 3.9 | 3 km S of Falls City, Texas · felt by 41 | IV · Light | |
| M 3.9 | 3 km E of Falls City, Texas · felt by 23 | IV · Light | |
| M 3.8 | 17 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · felt by 16 | III · Weak |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above. Shaking is an estimate for the centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. Ground conditions change it locally; it is a description of the past, not a hazard rating.
Before 2016
The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of the centre of Wilson County, Texas.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. Epicentres of early earthquakes are estimates. This is the record, not a forecast.
Town pages near Wilson County, Texas
Floresville 8 km · 33 M2.5+ named after it · Stockdale 14 km · 6 M2.5+ named after it · Nixon 33 km · 27 M2.5+ named after it · Karnes City 37 km · 84 M2.5+ named after it · Pleasanton 44 km · 64 M2.5+ named after it
Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and the ones USGS named after it. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces