Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Mon, May 19, 2025, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 23 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-20 00:04:55 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.780° N, 100.647° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 498 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 491 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 491 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 491 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 491 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 490 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 490 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.825 km E of Forsan, Texas · 489 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 489 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.024 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 486 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 485 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 485 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 482 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 481 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 480 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 479 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 479 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 479 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 478 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.116 km N of Snyder, Texas · 474 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.69 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 473 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 471 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.623 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 470 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 470 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.118 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 469 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.018 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 466 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 465 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.59 km ENE of Coahoma, Texas · 458 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.69 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 458 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 457 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 457 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.826 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 456 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 456 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 454 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 451 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.55 km W of Rotan, Texas · 450 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.720 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 446 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 443 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.524 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 440 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.718 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 440 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.327 km SW of Girard, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.723 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 502 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.323 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 502 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.522 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 502 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 502 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 506 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.06 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 510 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.014 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 511 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.325 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 511 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 512 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.725 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 512 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.09 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jtzc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.