Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km SSE of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Stanton, Texas on Fri, May 9, 2025, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-09 20:33:18 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.006° N, 101.712° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 501 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 500 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.119 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.619 km NW of Midland, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 498 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.312 km W of Stanton, Texas · 498 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 498 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.114 km W of Forsan, Texas · 498 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 497 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.59 km SE of Midland, Texas · 496 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.09 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.69 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 496 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.034 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 496 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.533 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 496 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.621 km W of Garden City, Texas · 495 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 495 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.522 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.323 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 494 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.723 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.931 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 493 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 492 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.711 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 491 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.620 km NW of Sterling City, Texas · 491 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.08 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 490 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 489 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.326 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 489 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.227 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 489 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.826 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 489 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.113 km W of Stanton, Texas · 489 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 489 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.131 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 489 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.515 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 488 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 488 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.522 km SE of Midland, Texas · 488 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.835 km NE of Crane, Texas · 486 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 485 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.617 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 483 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 482 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.825 km E of Forsan, Texas · 482 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 481 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 481 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 480 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.024 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 478 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.613 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 478 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.535 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 478 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 478 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 478 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 477 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 477 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 477 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 502 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 502 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.014 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.836 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 504 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.325 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 504 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 504 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.725 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 504 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 505 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.710 km S of Forsan, Texas · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.09 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 508 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 508 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 509 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jblb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.