Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 8:37 AM CST (14:37 UTC), 3 km (2 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
UTC
2026-01-31 14:37:09 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.096° N, 100.996° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 238 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.525 km W of Garden City, Texas · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.67 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.825 km W of Garden City, Texas · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.617 km W of Stanton, Texas · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.54 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.722 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.64 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.65 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.020 km W of Garden City, Texas · 232 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.523 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 231 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.019 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 231 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.06 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 231 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.711 km W of Forsan, Texas · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.311 km W of Forsan, Texas · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.824 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 231 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.324 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.314 km E of Stanton, Texas · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.523 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 230 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 229 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.617 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 229 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.912 km W of Stanton, Texas · 229 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.615 km E of Stanton, Texas · 229 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 228 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 228 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 228 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 228 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 227 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 227 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 227 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.127 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 227 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.111 km W of Forsan, Texas · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.411 km W of Forsan, Texas · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.611 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 226 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 225 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.910 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 221 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.915 km E of Stanton, Texas · 219 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.912 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.56 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.711 km S of Forsan, Texas · 215 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 3.213 km N of Stanton, Texas · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.97 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.313 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.014 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.813 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.017 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.910 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.620 km W of Garden City, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.52 km WNW of Garden City, Texas · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.513 km W of Forsan, Texas · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.81 km NNE of Garden City, Texas · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.513 km N of Stanton, Texas · 241 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.311 km S of Forsan, Texas · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.52 km WNW of Garden City, Texas · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.71 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.612 km W of Stanton, Texas · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.723 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.911 km S of Forsan, Texas · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.524 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.827 km N of Snyder, Texas · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.621 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ceewfl. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC.