Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km NE of Kermit, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Kermit, Texas on Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 4:18 AM CST (10:18 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km SE of Lindsay, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-14 10:18:25 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.962° N, 102.990° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 623 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 623 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.610 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 623 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.732 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 622 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.739 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 622 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.119 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 621 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 621 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.715 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 621 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.55 km SE of Midland, Texas · 618 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.622 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.321 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.522 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.823 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.221 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.923 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 617 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.024 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 616 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 615 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.335 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 614 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.222 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 613 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.117 km S of Barstow, Texas · 612 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.815 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 612 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.516 km S of Barstow, Texas · 611 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.621 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 611 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.222 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 611 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.119 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 611 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 3.020 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 611 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.920 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 611 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.621 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 610 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.317 km S of Barstow, Texas · 610 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.619 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 610 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.620 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 610 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.017 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 609 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 609 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.617 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 609 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.721 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 607 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.615 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 607 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.78 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 606 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 604 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.136 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 604 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.618 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 603 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.820 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 603 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.87 km WNW of Midland, Texas · 601 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 600 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.022 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 600 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.239 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.836 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.620 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 598 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.934 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.517 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 597 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.135 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.934 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 623 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.920 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 624 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.919 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 625 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.834 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.717 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 626 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.722 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 626 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.613 km SW of Mentone, Texas · 627 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.021 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.58 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 631 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 631 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.77 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 631 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 631 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.734 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 635 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.732 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.719 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 637 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.134 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.017 km NW of Midland, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025aynz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.