The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 3 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, 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Brownfield, the biggest of them M2.1. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Brownfield came at 1.1× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Brownfield — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.1 of Sep 17, 2024, 00:49 UTC: 2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake.
How we figure this: 4 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 3.5 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 Brownfield
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.5 | 36 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas | Oct 31, 2026, 08:12 PM | 7 km | 88 km S |
| M0.1 | 38 km NW of Stanton, Texas | Oct 28, 2026, 11:30 AM | 9 km | 92 km S |
| M0.7 | 32 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas | Oct 28, 2026, 10:57 AM | 10 km | 91 km S |
| M0.8 | 26 km SW of Ackerly, Texas | Oct 23, 2026, 11:35 AM | 8 km | 98 km SSE |
| M1.5 | 25 km SW of Ackerly, Texas | Oct 23, 2026, 11:05 AM | 7 km | 98 km SSE |
| M0.6 | 24 km SW of Ackerly, Texas | Oct 23, 2026, 08:07 AM | 9 km | 93 km SSE |
| M1.1 | 23 km SW of Ackerly, Texas | Oct 23, 2026, 07:24 AM | 9 km | 92 km SSE |
| M1.2 | 36 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas | Oct 22, 2026, 11:35 AM | 9 km | 86 km S |
| M0.3 | 37 km NW of Stanton, Texas | Oct 22, 2026, 06:58 AM | 8 km | 94 km S |
| M1.7 | 38 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas | Oct 21, 2026, 10:22 AM | 8 km | 85 km S |
Earthquakes per year near Brownfield (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 Brownfield
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 106 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 3 biggest earthquakes on record near Brownfield (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.1 | 2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake | Sep 17, 2024, 00:49 UTC | 88 km |
| M4.8 | 26 km SW of Ackerly, Texas | Feb 28, 2025, 19:33 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.2 | 31 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas | Nov 23, 2023, 23:14 UTC | 89 km |
Nearby places
Seagraves, TX (38 km) · Tahoka, TX (45 km) · Plains, TX (52 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 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.