Texas earthquakes

M0.9 earthquake 10 km SW of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 0.9 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Forsan, Texas on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.5 23 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
0.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 01:58:47 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.044° N, 101.444° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 32 hr ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 31 hr ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 26 hr ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.719 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sfthgf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.