Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Midland, Texas on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 11:01 AM CST (17:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 21 km N of Stanton, 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
2026-01-18 17:01:23 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.141° N, 102.214° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km S of Forsan, Texas · 256 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.613 km S of Forsan, Texas · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 252 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 252 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.122 km W of Garden City, Texas · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.99 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.36 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.221 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.54 km SE of Midland, Texas · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.621 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.911 km S of Forsan, Texas · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.910 km S of Midland, Texas · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.612 km W of Stanton, Texas · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.71 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.52 km WNW of Garden City, Texas · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.311 km S of Forsan, Texas · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.513 km N of Stanton, Texas · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.81 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.513 km W of Forsan, Texas · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.52 km WNW of Garden City, Texas · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.620 km W of Garden City, Texas · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.910 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.820 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.525 km W of Garden City, Texas · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.67 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.825 km W of Garden City, Texas · 240 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.617 km W of Stanton, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.76 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 239 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.020 km W of Garden City, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.019 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.06 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.711 km W of Forsan, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.931 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.311 km W of Forsan, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.314 km E of Stanton, Texas · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.912 km W of Stanton, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.615 km E of Stanton, Texas · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.518 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 232 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 232 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.127 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 232 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.411 km S of Forsan, Texas · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.814 km W of Stanton, Texas · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 259 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 261 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 263 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.110 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 266 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.76 km SW of Sand Springs, Texas · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.24 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 268 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.911 km W of Forsan, Texas · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.110 km W of Forsan, Texas · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.724 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 269 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.911 km W of Forsan, Texas · 270 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.516 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.516 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 271 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 272 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026bgncxj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.