Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 38 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 38 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 10:55 AM CDT (15:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-03-16 15:55:46 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.363° N, 102.085° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.116 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.610 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.87 km E of Midland, Texas · 554 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 551 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.428 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 550 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.032 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 550 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.527 km E of Forsan, Texas · 550 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.911 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 549 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 549 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.310 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 549 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.519 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 548 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.734 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 547 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.114 km E of Stanton, Texas · 545 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 545 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.814 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 544 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 544 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.39 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 542 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 542 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 542 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.513 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 541 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 540 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.520 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 540 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.817 km NW of Midland, Texas · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.428 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 538 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.929 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 538 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.128 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.739 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.83 km N of Stanton, Texas · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
  32. 1.715 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.24 km N of Stanton, Texas · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 534 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.928 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 534 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.639 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.436 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.535 km NE of Crane, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.735 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.020 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 3.119 km NW of Midland, Texas · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 9
  44. 1.719 km NW of Midland, Texas · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.614 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 526 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 526 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 526 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.521 km SE of Midland, Texas · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.57 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.716 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.523 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 524 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.823 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.012 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 522 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 522 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.338 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 555 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 556 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.614 km E of Stanton, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.614 km E of Stanton, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.638 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 556 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.038 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 557 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.222 km W of Garden City, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 558 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 558 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.520 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.420 km NW of Midland, Texas · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.019 km NW of Midland, Texas · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.56 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.936 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.97 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.912 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.525 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025fgku. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.