Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km N of Midland, Texas on Thu, May 1, 2025, 6:01 AM CDT (11:01 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-01 11:01:29 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.207° N, 102.074° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 9
  2. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.710 km S of Forsan, Texas · 509 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 509 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.725 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.325 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.836 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 507 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.014 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 506 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 506 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.615 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.06 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 504 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 504 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 504 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.119 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.619 km NW of Midland, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 502 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.312 km W of Stanton, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.114 km W of Forsan, Texas · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.59 km SE of Midland, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.09 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 500 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.69 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 500 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.034 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.533 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.621 km W of Garden City, Texas · 499 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 498 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.522 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.323 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 498 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.723 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 498 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 497 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.931 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 495 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.711 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 495 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.620 km NW of Sterling City, Texas · 494 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.08 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 493 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 493 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 493 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.326 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 493 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.227 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 493 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.826 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 493 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.113 km W of Stanton, Texas · 493 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 493 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.131 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 492 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.515 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 492 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 492 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.522 km SE of Midland, Texas · 491 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.513 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.524 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 515 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 516 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.235 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.027 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 518 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 519 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 519 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 519 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.92 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 519 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.938 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.838 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.91 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 520 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025imcf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.