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M 2.1ml

Earthquake near Three Rivers, TX

Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Three Rivers in the last 24 hours. M 3.2, 87 km (54 mi) WNW of Three Rivers, at 3:20 am CST on 12 November 2026 (09:20 UTC); the estimated shaking in Three Rivers was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near Three Rivers

This page: a magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded 11 km (7 mi) north-northeast of Three Rivers, TX, at 2:36 am CDT on 25 June 2019 (07:36 UTC), 6.3 km deep.

USGS: 10 km NNE of Three Rivers, Texas

2:36 am CDT, Jun 25, 2019 · · 6.3 km deep · released about 43 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Live Oak County 23 kmBee County 44 kmMcMullen County 45 kmKarnes County 49 kmAtascosa County 52 kmWilson County 69 kmGoliad County 72 kmSan Patricio County 87 kmJim Wells County 92 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
2:36 am CDT on 25 June 2019 ()
Where
11 km (7 mi) north-northeast of Three Rivers, TX · earthquakes near Three Rivers
Texas today
every earthquake in Texas in the last 24 hours
Magnitude
M 2.1 (ml)
Depth
6.3 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Live Oak County, 23 km S
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 498 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 28 km (17 mi) from the epicentre. In Three Rivers, 11 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Three Rivers 11 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 43 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 350,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 250,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 22× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.1 about 43 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.0 on 2018-05-01 — about 710 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 28.5550, -98.1600. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Live Oak County, TX 23 km (14 mi) S earthquakes near Live Oak County
Bee County, TX 44 km (27 mi) ESE earthquakes near Bee County
McMullen County, TX 45 km (28 mi) WSW earthquakes near McMullen County
Karnes County, TX 49 km (31 mi) NE earthquakes near Karnes County
Atascosa County, TX 52 km (33 mi) NW earthquakes near Atascosa County
Wilson County, TX 69 km (43 mi) N earthquakes near Wilson County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

51 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.6 11 km SSW of Falls City, Texas
  2. 1.9 13 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  3. 1.9 12 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  4. 1.8 18 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas
  5. 2.3 13 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  6. 1.7 12 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  7. 2.0 13 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  8. 1.7 12 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  9. 2.2 13 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  10. 2.0 13 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  11. 1.7 12 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  12. 2.1 12 km WSW of Falls City, Texas
  13. 1.9 20 km SW of Falls City, Texas
  14. 1.7 20 km SW of Falls City, Texas
  15. 2.6 20 km SW of Falls City, Texas

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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