Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas on Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 9:18 PM CST (03:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-03-07 03:18:47 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.193° N, 100.970° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.110 km W of Rotan, Texas · 205 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.019 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 203 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.112 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 203 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.910 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 202 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.313 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 202 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.413 km W of Stanton, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.911 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 202 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.52 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 200 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.611 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 200 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 199 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.610 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 199 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.617 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.810 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.713 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.422 km ESE of Forsan, Texas · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 193 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.113 km W of Stanton, Texas · 192 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.512 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 192 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 191 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 190 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.512 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 190 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.011 km S of Forsan, Texas · 189 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 189 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.517 km N of Snyder, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.024 km E of Forsan, Texas · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.917 km N of Snyder, Texas · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.812 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.419 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.74 km N of Stanton, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.07 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.97 km N of Westbrook, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.026 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 174 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.413 km W of Forsan, Texas · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.514 km W of Stanton, Texas · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.510 km W of Forsan, Texas · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.521 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.818 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.02 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.615 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 211 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.821 km N of Stanton, Texas · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.510 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.212 km W of Stanton, Texas · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.413 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026epoula. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.