Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas on Mon, Oct 20, 2025, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-10-20 21:06:23 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.220° N, 101.408° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.533 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 341 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.612 km W of Stanton, Texas · 340 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 340 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.07 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 339 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.76 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 339 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.639 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 338 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 338 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.930 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 337 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.433 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 337 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.117 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 337 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 336 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.029 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 336 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.915 km ENE of Midland, Texas · 334 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.810 km W of Forsan, Texas · 333 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.216 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 333 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.836 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 333 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.97 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 333 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 333 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 332 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.24 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 332 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 331 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 331 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.613 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 331 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 331 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 331 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.713 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 331 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.722 km WNW of Garden City, Texas · 330 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.66 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 328 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.126 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 328 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.913 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 328 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.014 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 328 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 328 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 327 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.912 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 327 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.413 km W of Stanton, Texas · 327 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 327 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 327 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 327 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.728 km SE of Midland, Texas · 326 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 3.212 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 326 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 10
  41. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 326 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.614 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 326 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 326 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.012 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 326 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.113 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.627 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 324 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.619 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 324 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 3.133 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 323 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.59 km N of Garden City, Texas · 323 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.628 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 322 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 322 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
  56. 2.536 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 322 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.914 km W of Stanton, Texas · 321 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.718 km NW of Midland, Texas · 321 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.617 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 321 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.413 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 320 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 2.55 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 342 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.56 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 342 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.25 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 342 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 343 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.6western Texas · 343 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 345 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.619 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 345 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.212 km W of Stanton, Texas · 345 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 345 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 345 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.412 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 345 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 345 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 346 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 346 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.830 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 346 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.520 km W of Garden City, Texas · 346 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 346 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 347 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.312 km W of Stanton, Texas · 347 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 348 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025urqagq. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.