Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 29 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-15 14:19:52 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.075° N, 103.254° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.0 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±1.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 since this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.230 km SSE of Balmorhea, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.719 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.623 km W of Toyah, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.51 km ESE of Pyote, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.815 km WSW of Balmorhea, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.76 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.520 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.117 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.621 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 42 hr ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.711 km W of Balmorhea, Texas · 40 hr ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 34 hr ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 33 hr ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 22 hr ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.228 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 7 hr ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.422 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.518 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.519 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.517 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.716 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.920 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.86 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.539 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.131 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.721 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sewdec. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.