Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km SE of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Stanton, Texas on Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-10-12 22:01:20 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.008° N, 101.686° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 346 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.57 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 346 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 345 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.312 km W of Stanton, Texas · 344 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 344 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 343 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.520 km W of Garden City, Texas · 343 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.830 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 343 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 343 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.617 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 343 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.412 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 342 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 342 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 342 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.212 km W of Stanton, Texas · 342 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 342 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.6western Texas · 340 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 340 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.25 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 339 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.56 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 339 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.55 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 339 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.07 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 338 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.533 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 338 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.612 km W of Stanton, Texas · 337 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 337 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.07 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 336 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.76 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 336 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.639 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 335 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 335 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.930 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 334 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.433 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 334 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.117 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 334 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 333 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.029 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 333 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.915 km ENE of Midland, Texas · 331 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.810 km W of Forsan, Texas · 330 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.216 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 330 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.836 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 330 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.97 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 330 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 329 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 329 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.24 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 329 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 328 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 328 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.613 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 328 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 328 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 328 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.713 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 328 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.722 km WNW of Garden City, Texas · 327 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.66 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.126 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 325 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.913 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.014 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 325 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 325 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 324 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.912 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 324 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.413 km W of Stanton, Texas · 324 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 324 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 324 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.728 km SE of Midland, Texas · 323 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 3.212 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 323 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 10

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 347 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 347 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.56 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 347 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.35 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 347 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 54
  5. 2.712 km W of Stanton, Texas · 347 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 348 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 348 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 348 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 348 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.712 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.812 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.112 km W of Stanton, Texas · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.521 km E of Forsan, Texas · 349 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.712 km W of Forsan, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.818 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 352 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.316 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 353 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.633 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 353 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025udaapc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.