Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Sun, May 31, 2026, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-05-31 05:14:49 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.768° N, 101.922° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km W of Stanton, Texas · 120 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.516 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 119 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.334 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 118 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.516 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 118 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 117 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.711 km W of Forsan, Texas · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.529 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 116 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 115 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.835 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 114 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.59 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.47 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 113 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.628 km E of Forsan, Texas · 113 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.710 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 112 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.520 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.516 km W of Stanton, Texas · 112 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.916 km W of Stanton, Texas · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.919 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.717 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 110 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.621 km N of Midland, Texas · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.521 km E of Forsan, Texas · 110 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.615 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 108 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.016 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 107 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.427 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 106 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.520 km SE of Midland, Texas · 105 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.320 km SE of Midland, Texas · 105 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.69 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.118 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.68 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 100 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.636 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 100 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.215 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 99 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 99 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 99 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 99 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 99 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 99 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 3.112 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 99 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.312 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 99 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 99 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.734 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 98 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.513 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 98 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.112 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 98 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 9
  49. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 97 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 95 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 95 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.012 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 95 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.033 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 93 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.626 km N of Sterling City, Texas · 92 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.510 km S of Forsan, Texas · 92 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.823 km W of Garden City, Texas · 91 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.511 km W of Forsan, Texas · 91 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.912 km W of Stanton, Texas · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  59. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 89 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.48 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 89 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.535 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.611 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 124 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.737 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.710 km W of Forsan, Texas · 124 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.57 km NNW of Odessa, Texas · 126 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.530 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.519 km NW of Sterling City, Texas · 128 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.83 km S of Midland, Texas · 128 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 129 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.537 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026kpthrx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.