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M1.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas on Tue, May 27, 2025, 12:32 PM CDT (17:32 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 23 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-27 17:32:27 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.489° N, 101.637° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 483 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 482 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.825 km E of Forsan, Texas · 482 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 481 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 481 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 480 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.024 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 478 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.613 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 478 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.535 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 478 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 478 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 478 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 477 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 477 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 477 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.537 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 477 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.215 km SE of Stanton, Texas · 477 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 477 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 477 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 476 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 476 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 475 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 475 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 474 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 474 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.629 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 472 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 472 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 471 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 471 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 471 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 471 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.912 km W of Forsan, Texas · 471 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 471 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 471 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 467 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.116 km N of Snyder, Texas · 466 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.515 km E of Stanton, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.52 km NE of Garden City, Texas · 466 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.532 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 466 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.69 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 465 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 465 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 463 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.619 km NW of Midland, Texas · 463 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.624 km W of Garden City, Texas · 463 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.623 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 463 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 462 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.118 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 462 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 461 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.018 km NW of Midland, Texas · 461 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.016 km NNW of Gardendale, Texas · 459 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.622 km W of Garden City, Texas · 459 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.018 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 458 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 457 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 455 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 455 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 486 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.522 km SE of Midland, Texas · 488 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 488 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.515 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 488 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.131 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 489 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 489 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.113 km W of Stanton, Texas · 489 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.826 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 490 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.227 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 490 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.326 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 490 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.08 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 490 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.620 km NW of Sterling City, Texas · 491 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.711 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 491 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.518 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 491 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 492 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.931 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 493 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025kicj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.