The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 6 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Abilene, the biggest of them M2.0. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Abilene came at 0.2× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Abilene — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.1 of Jul 26, 2024, 14:28 UTC: 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas.
How we figure this: 1 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 5.0 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Abilene
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.4 | 15 km WSW of Rotan, Texas | Nov 01, 2026, 10:25 PM | 6 km | 92 km WNW |
| M2.0 | 12 km WSW of Rotan, Texas | Oct 31, 2026, 11:42 AM | 7 km | 90 km WNW |
| M1.0 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Oct 09, 2026, 01:40 AM | 6 km | 95 km WNW |
| M1.7 | 11 km W of Rotan, Texas | Jun 26, 2026, 11:05 AM | 8 km | 91 km WNW |
| M1.5 | 11 km W of Rotan, Texas | Jun 25, 2026, 09:25 AM | 9 km | 91 km WNW |
| M1.6 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jun 18, 2026, 01:22 PM | 6 km | 95 km WNW |
| M1.5 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jun 06, 2026, 11:15 PM | 6 km | 95 km WNW |
| M2.0 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jun 05, 2026, 10:07 PM | 7 km | 95 km WNW |
| M2.7 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jun 05, 2026, 10:00 PM | 8 km | 94 km WNW |
| M1.8 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jun 05, 2026, 09:53 PM | 6 km | 95 km WNW |
Earthquakes per year near Abilene (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Abilene
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 52 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 6 biggest earthquakes on record near Abilene (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.1 | 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jul 26, 2024, 14:28 UTC | 94 km |
| M4.9 | 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jul 23, 2024, 03:38 UTC | 94 km |
| M4.7 | 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas | Feb 16, 2023, 10:29 UTC | 93 km |
| M4.5 | 13 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jul 27, 2024, 21:08 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.4 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jul 23, 2024, 03:46 UTC | 95 km |
| M4.0 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jul 25, 2024, 02:57 UTC | 96 km |
Nearby places
Tye, TX (13 km) · Merkel, TX (26 km) · Anson, TX (37 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.