Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km W of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km W of Forsan, Texas on Sun, Aug 23, 2026, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 26 km SW of Garden City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-08-23 20:57:06 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.130° N, 101.500° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 since this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.817 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 42 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.213 km N of Stanton, Texas · 40 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.915 km W of Stanton, Texas · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.012 km W of Stanton, Texas · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.826 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 39 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.511 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 38 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.615 km W of Stanton, Texas · 38 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 38 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.618 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.930 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.711 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 36 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.619 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.533 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 36 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.57 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 36 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.56 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 34 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 34 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 32 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.514 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 32 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.36 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.514 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.926 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.625 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 3.626 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 29 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 29 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 24 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.719 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 18 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 44 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.923 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.814 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 50 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.537 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.621 km W of Garden City, Texas · 52 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.139 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 54 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.09 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.217 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.04 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 58 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.214 km E of Stanton, Texas · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026qpdmpe. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.