Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Midland, Texas on Wed, Apr 2, 2025, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC), 7 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-02 19:14:48 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.119° N, 102.203° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.428 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 545 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.929 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 545 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.128 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 545 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.739 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 545 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.83 km N of Stanton, Texas · 543 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.715 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 543 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 543 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.24 km N of Stanton, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 541 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.928 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.639 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.436 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 538 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.535 km NE of Crane, Texas · 538 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.735 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.020 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.119 km NW of Midland, Texas · 535 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  18. 1.719 km NW of Midland, Texas · 535 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.614 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 534 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.521 km SE of Midland, Texas · 532 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.57 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 532 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.716 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 531 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.012 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 529 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 529 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.213 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.519 km NW of Midland, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.821 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.833 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.811 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.912 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.212 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.612 km W of Stanton, Texas · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 523 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.91 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 523 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.112 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.213 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.838 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 3.313 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.913 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.938 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.92 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 523 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.713 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.520 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 547 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 549 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.39 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.814 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 551 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 552 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.114 km E of Stanton, Texas · 552 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.734 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 554 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.519 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 555 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.310 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.911 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.032 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 557 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.87 km E of Midland, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.610 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.116 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.710 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.138 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.338 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025glsw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.