Check This Out, Gonzales County Quake 2.8 on the Richter Scale Gonzales County just got another earthquake! Last night, folks in Smiley might have frowned a bit when they felt a little rattle as a 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook their quaint town, roughly 55 miles away from Victoria. When was the last Gonzales County earthquake? Check this out, according to Volcano Discovery, during the past month, Gonzales had 5 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above, and additionally, there were also 5 quakes below magnitude 2.0 as well. That seems like a lot of seismic activity right outside our door! In fact, several quakes were reported in Texas alone within the last 24 hours.