Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 12 km W of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km W of Stanton, Texas on Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 6:50 PM CDT
UTC: 2025-10-11 23:50:05 UTC
Depth: 8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.119° N, 101.922° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 52°
Stations used: 62

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 165.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ubhxkh (also filed as us6000rgmt). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.