Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2025-04-12 04:30:57 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.781° N, 101.997° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 533 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.119 km NW of Midland, Texas · 533 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 9
  3. 1.719 km NW of Midland, Texas · 533 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 531 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 530 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.521 km SE of Midland, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.57 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 530 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.012 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 527 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 526 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.213 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.519 km NW of Midland, Texas · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.821 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.833 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.612 km W of Stanton, Texas · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 521 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.91 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 521 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.838 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.938 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.92 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 520 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 520 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 520 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 520 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.027 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 519 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.235 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 517 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 516 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 515 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.524 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.513 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 515 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.723 km N of Midland, Texas · 514 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 9
  52. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.09 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.710 km S of Forsan, Texas · 510 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 510 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.836 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 508 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 2.735 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.535 km NE of Crane, Texas · 535 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.436 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.639 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.928 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 539 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 539 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.24 km N of Stanton, Texas · 539 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 540 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.715 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.83 km N of Stanton, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.739 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 542 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.128 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 542 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.929 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 542 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.428 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 542 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.817 km NW of Midland, Texas · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.520 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 544 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 545 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.513 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 546 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 546 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 546 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025hcwt. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.