Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km E of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km E of Forsan, Texas on Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km NW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-06-08 18:44:28 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.103° N, 101.067° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 118 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.710 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 118 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.516 km W of Stanton, Texas · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.916 km W of Stanton, Texas · 117 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.65 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 117 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.919 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.717 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.621 km N of Midland, Texas · 115 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.521 km E of Forsan, Texas · 115 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.615 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 112 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.427 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.017 km N of Snyder, Texas · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.520 km SE of Midland, Texas · 110 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.320 km SE of Midland, Texas · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 108 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 107 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.118 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 107 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 106 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.68 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 106 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 105 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.636 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 105 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.215 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 105 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 104 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 104 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 104 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 104 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 104 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.112 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 104 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.312 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 104 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 104 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.823 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 103 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 103 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.323 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 103 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 3.112 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 103 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 9
  37. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.57 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 102 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.511 km W of Rotan, Texas · 101 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 101 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.012 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 100 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.711 km W of Rotan, Texas · 100 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.626 km N of Sterling City, Texas · 97 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.510 km S of Forsan, Texas · 97 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.823 km W of Garden City, Texas · 96 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 96 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.919 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 96 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.912 km W of Stanton, Texas · 95 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  49. 1.716 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 95 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 94 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.729 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 94 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.823 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 92 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.64 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 92 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.517 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 92 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.416 km N of Midland, Texas · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.428 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 90 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 90 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.016 km W of Stanton, Texas · 89 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.516 km W of Stanton, Texas · 89 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.616 km SE of Stanton, Texas · 88 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.59 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 118 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.520 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 120 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.529 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 122 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.711 km W of Forsan, Texas · 122 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.516 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 124 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.516 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 125 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.518 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 125 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 125 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.65 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026lflypw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.