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M4.8 earthquake 26 km SW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Ackerly, Texas on Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 1:33 PM CST (19:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (ml), light
Local time: Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 1:33 PM CST
UTC: 2025-02-28 19:33:24 UTC
Depth: 6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.370° N, 101.926° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 964
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 15.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 4.6 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

964 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Aftershock forecast

The chance of at least one aftershock this large or larger, from the USGS operational aftershock forecast, issued Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC. The USGS updates it as the sequence unfolds.

Within	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
1 day	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 week	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 month	2%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 year	17%	2%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%

In the coming week the USGS expects about 0 aftershocks of magnitude 3 or more, and most likely between 0 and 0.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique normal
Moment magnitude: 4.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 78°, dip 42°, rake -48°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 207°, dip 60°, rake -121°
Landslide alert: Green
Liquefaction alert: Green

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 41°
Stations used: 43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025edml (also filed as us6000pw4y). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC.