Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 8:00 AM CDT (13:00 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 34 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-01 13:00:16 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.491° N, 101.060° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 since this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.519 km E of Forsan, Texas · 57 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 57 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 57 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.521 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.712 km W of Stanton, Texas · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.311 km S of Forsan, Texas · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.725 km E of Forsan, Texas · 55 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.716 km N of Snyder, Texas · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.214 km E of Stanton, Texas · 54 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.04 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.217 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.09 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 51 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.621 km W of Garden City, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 47 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.814 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.923 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.212 km W of Forsan, Texas · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.817 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 36 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.213 km N of Stanton, Texas · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.915 km W of Stanton, Texas · 35 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.012 km W of Stanton, Texas · 34 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.615 km W of Stanton, Texas · 33 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.711 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.533 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 31 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.57 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 31 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.56 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 29 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 27 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.514 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.36 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.514 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.926 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 24 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.715 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 61 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.59 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 61 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.19 km SE of Big Spring, Texas · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.110 km W of Forsan, Texas · 65 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 65 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.85 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 66 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 67 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.910 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 67 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.114 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 67 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.825 km E of Forsan, Texas · 67 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 67 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.29 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 67 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.923 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 68 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 8
  15. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.012 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 71 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 72 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.96 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 73 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.517 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 74 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 74 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026paduzb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:38 AM UTC.