Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Midland, Texas on Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-19 20:00:46 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.130° N, 102.194° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 73 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.919 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 73 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.519 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 73 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 72 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 72 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.811 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 72 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 72 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 72 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 72 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 72 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.012 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 72 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 72 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 71 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 71 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.524 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 71 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.613 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 70 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 70 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 70 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.711 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 69 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.212 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.29 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 68 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 68 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.910 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 68 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 68 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.85 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 67 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  28. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 66 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 66 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.110 km W of Forsan, Texas · 66 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.516 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas · 65 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.117 km NW of Midland, Texas · 65 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.515 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas · 64 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.811 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 63 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.19 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 62 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.626 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 62 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.524 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.823 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.423 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.623 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.624 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.524 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 59 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.831 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.519 km E of Forsan, Texas · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.712 km W of Stanton, Texas · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.311 km S of Forsan, Texas · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.69 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 56 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.010 km S of Midland, Texas · 55 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.214 km E of Stanton, Texas · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.04 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 54 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.217 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.09 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.711 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.139 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.024 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 74 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 75 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.624 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 75 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.613 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 75 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.325 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 75 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.324 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 76 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.714 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 76 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.611 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 78 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.811 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 78 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 79 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.735 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 80 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.311 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 80 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 81 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.525 km N of Coahoma, Texas · 81 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 82 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 82 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.911 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 84 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.616 km SE of Stanton, Texas · 84 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.516 km W of Stanton, Texas · 85 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.016 km W of Stanton, Texas · 85 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ocvhtp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.