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M 2.6ml
Earthquake near Charlotte, TX
Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Charlotte in the last 24 hours. M 2.1, 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Charlotte, at 1:52 pm CST on 12 November 2026 (19:52 UTC); the estimated shaking in Charlotte was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near Charlotte
This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 19 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Charlotte, TX, at 4:08 pm CST on 28 February 2025 (22:08 UTC), 4.3 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 18 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas
87 km (54 mi) SSW of San Antonio, TX
- When
- 4:08 pm CST on 28 February 2025 ()
- Where
- 19 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Charlotte, TX · earthquakes near Charlotte
- Texas today
- every earthquake in Texas in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 4.3 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Atascosa County, 33 km NE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 498 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 51 km (32 mi) from the epicentre. In Charlotte, 19 km away, the estimate is intensity III (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: Charlotte 19 km, intensity III · Pearsall 33 km, intensity II · Jourdanton 34 km, intensity II · Dilley 35 km, intensity II · Pleasanton 43 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 240 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 63,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 240 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
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
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 28.7210, -98.8130. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atascosa County, TX | 33 km (21 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Atascosa County |
| Frio County, TX | 33 km (21 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Frio County |
| McMullen County, TX | 44 km (27 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near McMullen County |
| La Salle County, TX | 50 km (31 mi) | SW | earthquakes near La Salle County |
| Medina County, TX | 76 km (47 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Medina County |
| Live Oak County, TX | 79 km (49 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Live Oak County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas
- 1.8 11 km E of Pearsall, Texas
- 1.7 19 km WSW of Charlotte, Texas
- 1.8 14 km E of Pearsall, Texas
- 2.0 14 km E of Pearsall, Texas
- 1.8 11 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas
- 1.9 18 km E of Pearsall, Texas
- 2.0 18 km SW of Charlotte, Texas
- 2.8 17 km SW of Charlotte, Texas
- 1.7 16 km ENE of Hilltop, Texas
- 1.8 20 km SE of Pearsall, Texas
- 1.8 21 km E of Hilltop, Texas
- 2.3 12 km E of Dilley, Texas
- 1.8 5 km SE of Dilley, Texas
- 1.8 8 km ESE of Dilley, 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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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