Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km WSW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Stanton, Texas on Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC), 6 km (4 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-26 03:21:05 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.111° N, 101.840° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ookght (also filed as us7000t3ek). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.