Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-09-17 19:26:26 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.746° N, 100.662° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 377 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 375 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.718 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 375 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.86 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.916 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 372 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 371 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 370 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.724 km E of Forsan, Texas · 370 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.519 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 369 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 369 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 367 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.324 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 366 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.424 km E of Forsan, Texas · 366 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.928 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 365 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 365 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.423 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 364 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 364 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.716 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 364 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.416 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 363 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.316 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 358 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.818 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 358 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.521 km E of Forsan, Texas · 355 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 4.35 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 353 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 54
  33. 1.56 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 353 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 353 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 353 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.97 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 352 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.57 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 352 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 348 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.619 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 348 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.6western Texas · 346 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 346 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 3.25 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 345 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.56 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 345 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.55 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 345 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.07 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 344 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.07 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 342 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.76 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 342 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 339 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.216 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 336 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.97 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 335 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.24 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 335 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.66 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 331 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.126 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 331 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 331 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.614 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 329 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.511 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 326 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.617 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 324 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 322 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.514 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 321 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 378 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 378 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.94 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.715 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 382 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 385 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 385 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 385 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.819 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 387 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.427 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 389 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.316 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.523 km E of Forsan, Texas · 391 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.65 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 392 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 392 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.016 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.016 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.816 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 393 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.316 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 393 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025sixtch. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.