Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas on Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:35 AM CST (10:35 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: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:35 AM CST
UTC: 2026-01-26 10:35:53 UTC
Depth: 7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.563° N, 101.110° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.00
Station coverage gap: 71°
Stations used: 24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026busfzf (also filed as us7000s2hw). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.