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M1.7 earthquake 15 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Midland, Texas on Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 10:50 PM CDT (03:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 30 km SE of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-04-17 03:50:19 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.085° N, 102.211° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.030 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 168 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.510 km S of Midland, Texas · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.211 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.211 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.117 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.624 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.011 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.912 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.513 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.412 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.412 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.74 km W of Stanton, Texas · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.535 km SE of Odessa, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.636 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.639 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.510 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 155 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.613 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 154 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.913 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 153 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.79 km S of Midland, Texas · 152 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.014 km E of Stanton, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 151 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.510 km N of Midland, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 22
  36. 1.910 km N of Midland, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.110 km N of Midland, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 26
  38. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.523 km SE of Odessa, Texas · 147 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 147 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 147 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 144 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.74 km N of Stanton, Texas · 144 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 143 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.91 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.611 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.54 km SW of Midland, Texas · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 3.230 km SE of Midland, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  49. 1.820 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 135 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.922 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.527 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.24 km SW of Midland, Texas · 134 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 21
  53. 1.537 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.83 km S of Midland, Texas · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.530 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.22 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.57 km NNW of Odessa, Texas · 128 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.710 km W of Forsan, Texas · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 168 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.639 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 170 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.914 km N of Stanton, Texas · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.631 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.517 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.720 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.74 km N of Stanton, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026hmwpsn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.