Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Stanton, Texas on Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 1:43 AM CDT (06:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km NW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-21 06:43:23 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.272° N, 101.878° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
24°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.524 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 66 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.923 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 65 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
  3. 2.29 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 64 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 64 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 64 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.825 km E of Forsan, Texas · 64 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.114 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 64 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.910 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 63 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 63 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.85 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 62 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 62 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.110 km W of Forsan, Texas · 61 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.516 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.117 km NW of Midland, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.515 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas · 60 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.19 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.59 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 58 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.626 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 57 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.524 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 56 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.823 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 56 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.423 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 56 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.623 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.624 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.515 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 56 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.524 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 56 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.831 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 54 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.519 km E of Forsan, Texas · 54 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 53 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 53 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.521 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.712 km W of Stanton, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.311 km S of Forsan, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.725 km E of Forsan, Texas · 52 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.69 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.010 km S of Midland, Texas · 51 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.214 km E of Stanton, Texas · 50 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.04 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 49 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.217 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 49 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.09 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 48 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 47 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 46 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.139 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.621 km W of Garden City, Texas · 44 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 44 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.537 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.814 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 41 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.923 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.012 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 67 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 68 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.519 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 68 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.919 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 68 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.519 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 68 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.96 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.024 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.517 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 70 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.624 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.613 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.325 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 71 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.324 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 71 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.714 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 72 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.920 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 72 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.76 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 73 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 75 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.735 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 75 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.311 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 75 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ofminc. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.