Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 10:39 PM CDT (03:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 37 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-09-17 03:39:07 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.379° N, 101.647° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 371 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 369 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.937 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 368 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.86 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 368 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.916 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 368 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 367 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.534 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 366 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.616 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 366 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.033 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 365 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.610 km E of Stanton, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 365 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.914 km W of Stanton, Texas · 365 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 364 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.724 km E of Forsan, Texas · 364 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 363 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.412 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 363 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 8
  21. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 363 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.534 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 361 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 360 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.324 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.424 km E of Forsan, Texas · 360 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.928 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 359 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.012 km W of Stanton, Texas · 358 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.811 km W of Forsan, Texas · 358 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.423 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 358 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 358 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 358 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 358 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.716 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 357 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 357 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.416 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 357 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.712 km W of Stanton, Texas · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.525 km W of Garden City, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.525 km W of Garden City, Texas · 355 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 355 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.524 km W of Garden City, Texas · 355 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.717 km NW of Midland, Texas · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.717 km NW of Midland, Texas · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 354 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 353 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 353 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 353 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 353 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.633 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 353 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.316 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 352 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.818 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.712 km W of Forsan, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.521 km E of Forsan, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 3.112 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.812 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.712 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.59 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 372 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 372 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 372 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.94 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 373 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 374 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 374 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 374 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 374 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 374 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 375 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.69 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 376 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.715 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 376 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 377 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.626 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 377 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.59 km E of Midland, Texas · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025shsitz. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.