Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km W of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km W of Forsan, Texas on Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 8:25 AM CST (14:25 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 23 km SW of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-02 14:25:12 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.118° N, 101.504° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 271 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.516 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.516 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.719 km WNW of Sterling City, Texas · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.824 km E of Forsan, Texas · 269 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.911 km W of Forsan, Texas · 269 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.528 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 269 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.524 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 269 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.724 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 269 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.123 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.524 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.924 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 268 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.110 km W of Forsan, Texas · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.911 km W of Forsan, Texas · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.24 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 267 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.623 km E of Forsan, Texas · 266 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.76 km SW of Sand Springs, Texas · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 266 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 265 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.110 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.817 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 262 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 261 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.814 km W of Stanton, Texas · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.411 km S of Forsan, Texas · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.520 km NW of Midland, Texas · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.510 km S of Forsan, Texas · 256 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.712 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 252 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.613 km S of Forsan, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 252 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  56. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 251 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.122 km W of Garden City, Texas · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.99 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 250 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 272 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.311 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 272 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 272 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 273 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.710 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 274 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.46 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.64 km SE of Midland, Texas · 274 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.710 km N of Garden City, Texas · 274 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Forsan, Texas · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.69 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 275 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.99 km N of Garden City, Texas · 275 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.59 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 275 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.616 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 276 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 276 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.619 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 277 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 277 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 278 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.623 km E of Forsan, Texas · 278 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 278 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.529 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026acyjmi. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.