Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NNW of Kermit, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Kermit, Texas on Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 9:09 PM CST (03:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 26 km SW of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-12-09 03:09:24 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.957° N, 103.139° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.032 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 295 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 293 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.826 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 290 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.727 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 290 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.027 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 289 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.115 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 289 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.629 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 289 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.727 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.426 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.326 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.827 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.527 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.726 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.325 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.227 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.827 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 286 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.028 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 286 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.628 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 286 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 286 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 286 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.828 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 285 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.620 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 285 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.59 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 285 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 284 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.122 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.522 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 282 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 281 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 281 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 280 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 280 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.115 km ESE of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.820 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.639 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.613 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 277 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.312 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 277 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.532 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 277 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.818 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 276 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 276 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 274 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.511 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.726 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.411 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.312 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 3.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025yeaqfl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.