Texas earthquakes

M1.3 earthquake 18 km W of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.3 earthquake struck 18 km W of Stanton, Texas on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 8:06 AM CDT (13:06 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 13:06:57 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.143° N, 101.980° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.531 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.032 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.730 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.829 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.630 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.731 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.232 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.832 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.332 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.632 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.017 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.917 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.922 km W of Garden City, Texas · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.332 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.217 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.512 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.437 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.924 km E of Forsan, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 2 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.732 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 40 hr ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.525 km W of Garden City, Texas · 39 hr ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 38 hr ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 20 hr ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 14 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 15 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.719 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 19 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 21 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sgpkxo. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.