Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km NW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Westbrook, Texas on Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 12:11 AM CST (06:11 UTC), 6 km (3 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: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 12:11 AM CST
UTC: 2026-02-05 06:11:58 UTC
Depth: 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.390° N, 101.046° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.00
Station coverage gap: 57°
Stations used: 26

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026cmstjd (also filed as us6000s6k1). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.