Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km ENE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Midland, Texas on Mon, Oct 27, 2025, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 24 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Oct 27, 2025, 7:43 PM CDT
UTC: 2025-10-28 00:43:40 UTC
Depth: 8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.068° N, 101.941° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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: 44°
Stations used: 41

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 166.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025vethrm (also filed as us6000rju2). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.