Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km S of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km S of Forsan, Texas on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 11:38 AM CST (17:38 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-01-18 17:38:05 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.013° N, 101.348° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 252 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.613 km S of Forsan, Texas · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 251 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.122 km W of Garden City, Texas · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 249 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.221 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.54 km SE of Midland, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.323 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 45
  16. 1.523 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.624 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.922 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.524 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.622 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.726 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.621 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.524 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.911 km S of Forsan, Texas · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.723 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.910 km S of Midland, Texas · 245 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.612 km W of Stanton, Texas · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.71 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.52 km WNW of Garden City, Texas · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.311 km S of Forsan, Texas · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.513 km N of Stanton, Texas · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.81 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 243 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.513 km W of Forsan, Texas · 243 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.52 km WNW of Garden City, Texas · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.620 km W of Garden City, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.910 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.628 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 242 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.820 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 241 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.525 km W of Garden City, Texas · 241 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 241 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.67 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.825 km W of Garden City, Texas · 238 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.617 km W of Stanton, Texas · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.76 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.54 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.722 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 237 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.64 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.65 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.020 km W of Garden City, Texas · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.523 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.019 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.520 km NW of Midland, Texas · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.411 km S of Forsan, Texas · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.814 km W of Stanton, Texas · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 262 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 263 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.817 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 263 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 263 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.110 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 264 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.76 km SW of Sand Springs, Texas · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026bgoktk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.