Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km ENE of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Stanton, Texas on Tue, May 20, 2025, 5:31 AM CDT (10:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-20 10:31:09 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.177° N, 101.681° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NW of Sterling City, Texas · 495 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.08 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 495 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.326 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.227 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.826 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.113 km W of Stanton, Texas · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.131 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.515 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 493 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.522 km SE of Midland, Texas · 492 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.835 km NE of Crane, Texas · 491 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 490 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 488 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 487 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 487 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.617 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 487 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 487 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.825 km E of Forsan, Texas · 486 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 486 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 485 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 484 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.024 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.613 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 483 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.535 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 483 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 482 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 482 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 482 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 482 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 482 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.537 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 482 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.215 km SE of Stanton, Texas · 481 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 481 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 481 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 480 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 480 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 480 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 479 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 479 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 478 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.629 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 477 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 477 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 476 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 476 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 476 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 476 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.912 km W of Forsan, Texas · 475 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 475 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 475 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 471 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.515 km E of Stanton, Texas · 470 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.52 km NE of Garden City, Texas · 470 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.532 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 470 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.69 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 470 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.931 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 497 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.723 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 499 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.323 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 499 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.522 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 499 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.621 km W of Garden City, Texas · 500 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.533 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.034 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.69 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 501 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.09 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.59 km SE of Midland, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.114 km W of Forsan, Texas · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.312 km W of Stanton, Texas · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.619 km NW of Midland, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.119 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025juul. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.