Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12 km W of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km W of Stanton, Texas on Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 8:40 AM CST (14:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 21 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-02-28 14:40:46 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.119° N, 101.918° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km W of Garden City, Texas · 208 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 207 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.810 km S of Midland, Texas · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.413 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 206 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.619 km NW of Midland, Texas · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.212 km W of Stanton, Texas · 204 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.510 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.821 km N of Stanton, Texas · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  15. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 203 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.419 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.718 km NW of Midland, Texas · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.615 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 203 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.61 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.02 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.818 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.521 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.119 km NW of Midland, Texas · 202 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.719 km NW of Midland, Texas · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.510 km W of Forsan, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.514 km W of Stanton, Texas · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.413 km W of Forsan, Texas · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.518 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.46 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 16
  33. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 199 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.136 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.436 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 199 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.818 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 197 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.019 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 196 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.112 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 196 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.413 km W of Stanton, Texas · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.52 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 192 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 192 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.617 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 190 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 190 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.713 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 188 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.726 km NE of Crane, Texas · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.422 km ESE of Forsan, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.113 km W of Stanton, Texas · 185 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.512 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 185 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.017 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.813 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.430 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.313 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.97 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.213 km N of Stanton, Texas · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.711 km S of Forsan, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.56 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.66 km SSW of Midland, Texas · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 215 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.912 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 215 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.540 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.037 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas · 216 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.915 km E of Stanton, Texas · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 218 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026edphux. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.