Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas on Sat, Aug 29, 2026, 11:23 PM CDT (04:23 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km WSW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-30 04:23:35 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.420° N, 100.990° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 since this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.514 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.36 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.514 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.926 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 18 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.719 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 12 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 7 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.711 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.615 km W of Stanton, Texas · 26 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.012 km W of Stanton, Texas · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.915 km W of Stanton, Texas · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.213 km N of Stanton, Texas · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 29 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.817 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.212 km W of Forsan, Texas · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.923 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.814 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 38 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 41 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.621 km W of Garden City, Texas · 41 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.09 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.217 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026rasthb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.