Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km SW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Ackerly, Texas on Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 32 km SW of Garden City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-07 14:30:24 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.405° N, 101.920° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 since this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.719 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 8 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 37 hr ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 37 hr ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 3.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 34 hr ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.531 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 29 hr ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 3.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 hr ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.032 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 hr ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.730 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 hr ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.626 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.625 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.926 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.514 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.36 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.514 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.56 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 25 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.57 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026rqeret. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.