A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled southern Texas in the vicinity of San Antonio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck at 9.26 p.m. on Wednesday, at a depth of about 2.3 miles beneath its epicenter on the surface, which lay roughly 12 miles east-northeast of Falls City.

A near-historic 4.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded southeast of San Antonio in Falls City, Texas on Wednesday, January 29 at 9:26 p.m. The event is considered a light earthquake, which is described as often "but rarely causes damage.

Texans near San Antonio experienced a 4.5 earthquake on Wednesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.