Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km E of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km E of Forsan, Texas on Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 10:45 AM CST (16:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km SW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-01 16:45:09 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.103° N, 101.067° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 606 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 606 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 606 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 606 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 606 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 605 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.819 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 605 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 604 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 604 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.89 km W of Forsan, Texas · 604 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.515 km E of Stanton, Texas · 603 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.928 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 601 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.915 km E of Stanton, Texas · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.614 km E of Stanton, Texas · 600 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.714 km E of Stanton, Texas · 600 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 600 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 600 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.728 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 597 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.636 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.818 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.817 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 596 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.726 km S of Stanton, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.630 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 42
  35. 2.223 km W of Garden City, Texas · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 10
  36. 1.823 km W of Garden City, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.811 km W of Forsan, Texas · 593 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 592 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.812 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.25 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.117 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 589 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 588 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.314 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.718 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.614 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 587 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.234 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 587 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.919 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.525 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 583 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 3.434 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  57. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  59. 4.826 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 964
  60. 2.325 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 278

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.321 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 607 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.818 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 607 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 609 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 609 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 609 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.223 km N of Snyder, Texas · 610 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.523 km N of Snyder, Texas · 610 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.123 km N of Snyder, Texas · 610 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.726 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 610 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.124 km E of Forsan, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.718 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 613 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.614 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 614 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.514 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 614 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.619 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 614 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 614 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 618 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 618 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 618 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.55 km SE of Midland, Texas · 620 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 620 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025cfxu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.