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M1.6 earthquake 20 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Midland, Texas on Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 12:41 AM CDT (05:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 32 km SW of Garden City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-09-11 05:41:36 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.138° N, 102.211° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 since this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.531 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.032 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.730 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.829 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.630 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.731 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.232 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.832 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.332 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.017 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.917 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.922 km W of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.332 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.713 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.217 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.512 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.437 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.732 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.525 km W of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.720 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 41 hr ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 3.120 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 25 hr ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 23 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.626 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026rwwbbb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.