Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Wed, Jan 1, 2025, 10:10 AM CST (16:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 34 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2025-01-01 16:10:06 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.403° N, 102.064° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025abga (also filed as us6000pgwc). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.