Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 28 km SE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28 km SE of Midland, Texas on Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 9:54 AM CST (15:54 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-12-07 15:54:26 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.784° N, 101.909° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 296 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.910 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.69 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.216 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 291 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 291 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.89 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.99 km N of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.610 km N of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.59 km N of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.410 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.629 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 289 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.79 km N of Garden City, Texas · 289 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.010 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 289 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 289 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.419 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 288 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.69 km N of Garden City, Texas · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.69 km N of Garden City, Texas · 286 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.49 km N of Garden City, Texas · 286 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 286 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.516 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 285 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.216 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 284 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.514 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 283 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 282 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 282 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 282 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 282 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 282 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 282 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 282 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.439 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 281 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 280 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.423 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 280 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.820 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.529 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 278 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.623 km E of Forsan, Texas · 278 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 277 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 277 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.619 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 276 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 276 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 275 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.59 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.99 km N of Garden City, Texas · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.69 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.911 km S of Forsan, Texas · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.710 km N of Garden City, Texas · 273 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.64 km SE of Midland, Texas · 273 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.46 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.710 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 273 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.311 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.813 km W of Forsan, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 3.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 1.810 km W of Forsan, Texas · 297 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.910 km W of Forsan, Texas · 298 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.714 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 298 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.59 km W of Forsan, Texas · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.210 km W of Forsan, Texas · 298 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.510 km W of Forsan, Texas · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.810 km W of Forsan, Texas · 298 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.638 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 299 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.710 km W of Forsan, Texas · 299 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.79 km W of Forsan, Texas · 299 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 299 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.617 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.515 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.628 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 301 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.121 km N of Stanton, Texas · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.69 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 302 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 303 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.328 km N of Sterling City, Texas · 304 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.223 km SE of Midland, Texas · 304 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.510 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 306 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ybiljp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.