Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 14 km W of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km W of Stanton, Texas on Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 27 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 2:58 PM CDT
UTC: 2025-07-30 19:58:19 UTC
Depth: 8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.119° N, 101.939° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 6
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 67°
Stations used: 20

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 162.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025oxafiu (also filed as us6000qwpn). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.