Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km NNW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Stanton, Texas on Tue, Aug 12, 2025, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-08-12 20:52:19 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.309° N, 101.844° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.932 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 410 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.79 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 410 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.932 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 409 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.714 km E of Stanton, Texas · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.714 km E of Stanton, Texas · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.237 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.624 km W of Garden City, Texas · 407 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 407 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.112 km W of Stanton, Texas · 406 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.814 km E of Stanton, Texas · 406 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 405 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.823 km N of Midland, Texas · 405 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 403 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.835 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 403 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 403 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.78 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 400 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.437 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 399 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.614 km E of Stanton, Texas · 398 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 397 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 397 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 397 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.014 km E of Stanton, Texas · 396 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 396 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 395 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 395 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 394 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 394 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.615 km N of Crane, Texas · 394 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.015 km N of Crane, Texas · 394 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.318 km N of Stanton, Texas · 393 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.136 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.836 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.514 km N of Crane, Texas · 393 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.711 km S of Forsan, Texas · 393 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.515 km N of Crane, Texas · 393 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.514 km N of Crane, Texas · 393 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.514 km N of Crane, Texas · 393 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.616 km NNW of Crane, Texas · 392 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 392 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.618 km NNW of Crane, Texas · 392 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.225 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 392 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.914 km N of Crane, Texas · 392 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.714 km N of Crane, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.237 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.316 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 390 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.816 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.016 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.016 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 390 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.65 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 389 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.523 km E of Forsan, Texas · 388 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.615 km N of Crane, Texas · 388 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.316 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 387 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.526 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 387 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 3.427 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.718 km ENE of Garden City, Texas · 410 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.838 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 411 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.524 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 411 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.738 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 411 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.810 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 412 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 413 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.723 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 413 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.528 km N of Sterling City, Texas · 413 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 414 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 415 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.118 km NW of Midland, Texas · 415 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.623 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 415 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 416 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.723 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 416 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.923 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 416 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.611 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 416 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.511 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 416 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.919 km NW of Midland, Texas · 416 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.619 km NW of Midland, Texas · 416 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.611 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 417 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025puylkr. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.