Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Midland, Texas on Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 7:53 AM CDT (12:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 36 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-03-21 12:53:30 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.121° N, 102.186° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.032 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.911 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 555 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 555 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.310 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 554 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.519 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 554 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.734 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 552 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.114 km E of Stanton, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.814 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 550 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.39 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 548 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 548 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 546 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.520 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 545 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.817 km NW of Midland, Texas · 544 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.428 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 543 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.929 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 543 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.128 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 543 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.739 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.83 km N of Stanton, Texas · 542 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
  20. 1.715 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 542 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.24 km N of Stanton, Texas · 540 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 540 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.928 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 540 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.639 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 539 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.436 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.535 km NE of Crane, Texas · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.735 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 535 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 535 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.020 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 3.119 km NW of Midland, Texas · 534 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
  32. 1.719 km NW of Midland, Texas · 534 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.614 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 532 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.521 km SE of Midland, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.57 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.716 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.012 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 528 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 527 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.213 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.519 km NW of Midland, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.821 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.833 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.811 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.212 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.612 km W of Stanton, Texas · 522 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 522 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.91 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 522 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.112 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.87 km E of Midland, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.610 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.116 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.710 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.138 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.338 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.614 km E of Stanton, Texas · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.614 km E of Stanton, Texas · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.638 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.038 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.222 km W of Garden City, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 564 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.520 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.420 km NW of Midland, Texas · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.019 km NW of Midland, Texas · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025fpih. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.