Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas on Sat, Dec 20, 2025, 9:17 PM CST (03:17 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 23 km SW of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-12-21 03:17:59 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.126° N, 101.527° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.320 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 285 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 285 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 285 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.76 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 284 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 284 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 284 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 284 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 284 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.439 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 283 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 282 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.423 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 282 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 281 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.820 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 281 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.529 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 281 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 280 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.623 km E of Forsan, Texas · 280 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 280 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.619 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 279 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 278 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 278 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.59 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 276 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.99 km N of Garden City, Texas · 276 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.69 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 276 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.911 km S of Forsan, Texas · 276 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.710 km N of Garden City, Texas · 276 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.64 km SE of Midland, Texas · 276 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.46 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 275 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.710 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 275 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 275 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.311 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 273 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.813 km W of Forsan, Texas · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 273 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 3.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 272 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.516 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 272 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.516 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.719 km WNW of Sterling City, Texas · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 272 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.824 km E of Forsan, Texas · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.911 km W of Forsan, Texas · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.528 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 270 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.524 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.724 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.123 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.524 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 269 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 269 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.924 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 269 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.110 km W of Forsan, Texas · 269 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.911 km W of Forsan, Texas · 269 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 269 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 286 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.216 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 287 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.516 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 288 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 288 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.49 km N of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.69 km N of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.69 km N of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.419 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 291 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.010 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.79 km N of Garden City, Texas · 291 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.629 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.410 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 292 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.59 km N of Garden City, Texas · 292 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.610 km N of Garden City, Texas · 292 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.99 km N of Garden City, Texas · 292 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.89 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 292 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.919 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 293 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.216 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025zabqby. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.