Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 31 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-23 09:51:43 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.748° N, 101.926° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
51°
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: 13 since this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.032 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.730 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.829 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.630 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.731 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.232 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.832 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.332 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.017 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 47 hr ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.922 km W of Garden City, Texas · 46 hr ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.332 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 45 hr ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 11 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 18 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026stfbdl. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.