Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 37 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km WSW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:18 PM CDT
UTC: 2025-08-15 02:18:39 UTC
Depth: 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.407° N, 102.094° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 60°
Stations used: 38

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025pzasju (also filed as us6000r0w2). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.