Texas earthquakes

M0.4 earthquake 39 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 0.4 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 8:24 AM CDT (13:24 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.5 11 km S of Forsan, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
0.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-15 13:24:18 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.390° N, 102.106° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 41 hr ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 40 hr ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 35 hr ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.719 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 12 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.626 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026seueoz. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC.