Texas earthquakes

M0.2 earthquake 16 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 0.2 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 12:45 AM CDT (05:45 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
0.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 05:45:39 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.243° N, 101.908° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 since this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.531 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.032 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.730 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.829 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.630 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.731 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.232 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.832 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.332 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.017 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.917 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.922 km W of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.332 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.217 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.512 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.437 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.924 km E of Forsan, Texas · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.732 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.525 km W of Garden City, Texas · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.720 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 3.120 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 14 hr ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 18 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 18 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.719 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sgauyc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC.