Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 12:40 AM CDT (05:40 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 30 km SE of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-03-26 05:40:02 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.416° N, 102.070° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.611 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 184 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.011 km S of Forsan, Texas · 184 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 184 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.76 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 184 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 28
  6. 2.16 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 184 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.511 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 183 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.024 km E of Forsan, Texas · 183 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.812 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.419 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.74 km N of Stanton, Texas · 174 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.720 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 170 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 170 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 170 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 169 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 168 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.517 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.631 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.914 km N of Stanton, Texas · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 165 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.639 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.715 km NW of Midland, Texas · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.030 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.510 km S of Midland, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 162 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.211 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.211 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.117 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.624 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.011 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.120 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 158 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.74 km W of Stanton, Texas · 156 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 156 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.535 km SE of Odessa, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.636 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.639 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.510 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 151 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.613 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.823 km E of Forsan, Texas · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.913 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.512 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.113 km W of Stanton, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.422 km ESE of Forsan, Texas · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.726 km NE of Crane, Texas · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 191 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 191 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.713 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 191 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.52 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 196 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 197 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.413 km W of Stanton, Texas · 197 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026fyqgyl. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.