Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 27 km SW of Girard, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Girard, Texas on Mon, May 19, 2025, 9:41 AM CDT (14:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km W of Rotan, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-05-19 14:41:30 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.192° N, 100.874° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 500 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 491 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.116 km N of Snyder, Texas · 475 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.623 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 471 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 458 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 458 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.55 km W of Rotan, Texas · 451 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.524 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 441 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.723 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.323 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.522 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 506 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 507 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.325 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 512 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.725 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 513 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 518 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jtgn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.