Texas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 22 km SSW of Nixon, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Nixon, Texas on Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 1:30 PM CDT (18:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-09-20 18:30:00 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.073° N, 97.812° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.3ML, local (Richter)TXPreferred · Final · ±0.2 · 24 stations
3.2mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.057 · 81 stations

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 113.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025sojbdj (also filed as us7000qxl6). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.