Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km E of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km E of Forsan, Texas on Mon, May 18, 2026, 11:51 PM CDT (04:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 24 km SW of Garden City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-19 04:51:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.099° N, 101.114° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.230 km SE of Midland, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  2. 1.820 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.922 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.527 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.520 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.24 km SW of Midland, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 21
  7. 1.537 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 133 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.83 km S of Midland, Texas · 133 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.519 km NW of Sterling City, Texas · 132 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.530 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.924 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.710 km W of Forsan, Texas · 128 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.57 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 128 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.611 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.535 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.629 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.15 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.615 km W of Stanton, Texas · 124 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.65 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 124 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.518 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 124 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.617 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.516 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 123 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.334 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 122 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.516 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.711 km W of Forsan, Texas · 121 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.529 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 120 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 119 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.520 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 118 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.59 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.628 km E of Forsan, Texas · 117 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.719 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 117 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.710 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.516 km W of Stanton, Texas · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.916 km W of Stanton, Texas · 116 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.65 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.919 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 115 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.717 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 115 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.54 km SW of Midland, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.628 km N of Sterling City, Texas · 141 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.611 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Snyder, Texas · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.91 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 143 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.74 km N of Stanton, Texas · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 146 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.718 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.36 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.110 km N of Midland, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 26
  14. 1.910 km N of Midland, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.510 km N of Midland, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 22
  16. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.014 km E of Stanton, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.79 km S of Midland, Texas · 154 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026jtrwxd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.