M2.5 earthquake 37 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 1:19 PM CDT (18:19 UTC), 3 km (2 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.2 · 22 stations
2.5	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Confirmed · ±0.085 · 37 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 since this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 82.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026qagons (also filed as us6000tl2y). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.