Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Tue, Apr 7, 2026, 10:17 PM CDT (03:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-04-08 03:17:13 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.392° N, 101.611° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.517 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.631 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.914 km N of Stanton, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 163 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 162 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.639 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.715 km NW of Midland, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.030 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.510 km S of Midland, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.211 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.211 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.117 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.620 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 158 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.327 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.326 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.624 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.011 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.225 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 156 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.120 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.74 km W of Stanton, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.535 km SE of Odessa, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.636 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.639 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 148 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.510 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 148 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 147 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.613 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 147 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 146 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.823 km E of Forsan, Texas · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.913 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.79 km S of Midland, Texas · 144 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.014 km E of Stanton, Texas · 144 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 144 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 143 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 143 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.510 km N of Midland, Texas · 143 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 22
  59. 1.910 km N of Midland, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.110 km N of Midland, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 26

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 169 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.026 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.97 km N of Westbrook, Texas · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.07 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.720 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.74 km N of Stanton, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.419 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 178 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.812 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.917 km N of Snyder, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 180 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.024 km E of Forsan, Texas · 180 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026gwhxfu. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.