The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 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, 7 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Sweetwater, the biggest of them M2.0. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Sweetwater came at 0.9× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Sweetwater — 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: 7 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 8.2 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 Sweetwater
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.4 | 15 km WSW of Rotan, Texas | Nov 01, 2026, 10:25 PM | 6 km | 42 km NNW |
| M1.6 | 19 km NW of Sterling City, Texas | Nov 01, 2026, 06:33 PM | 4 km | 90 km SW |
| M2.0 | 12 km WSW of Rotan, Texas | Oct 31, 2026, 11:42 AM | 7 km | 43 km NNW |
| M1.1 | 18 km N of Snyder, Texas | Oct 22, 2026, 11:48 AM | 5 km | 65 km NW |
| M1.4 | 18 km NW of Westbrook, Texas | Oct 21, 2026, 03:22 AM | 5 km | 71 km W |
| M0.6 | 25 km N of Coahoma, Texas | Oct 20, 2026, 09:42 AM | 7 km | 87 km W |
| M1.4 | 14 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas | Oct 14, 2026, 03:02 PM | 6 km | 93 km W |
| M1.6 | 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas | Oct 11, 2026, 08:43 AM | 8 km | 72 km WSW |
| M1.4 | 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas | Oct 10, 2026, 10:03 AM | 6 km | 72 km WSW |
| M1.7 | 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas | Oct 10, 2026, 09:43 AM | 7 km | 71 km WSW |
Earthquakes per year near Sweetwater (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 Sweetwater
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 314 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Sweetwater (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 | 40 km |
| M4.9 | 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jul 23, 2024, 03:38 UTC | 40 km |
| M4.7 | 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas | Feb 16, 2023, 10:29 UTC | 39 km |
| M4.5 | 13 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jul 27, 2024, 21:08 UTC | 41 km |
| M4.4 | 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas | Jul 23, 2024, 03:46 UTC | 41 km |
| M4.3 | 23 km SW of Snyder, Texas | Jan 26, 2026, 10:22 UTC | 65 km |
| M4.3 | 5 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas | Oct 12, 2025, 06:08 UTC | 64 km |
| M4.3 | 20 km NE of Snyder, Texas | Sep 11, 2011, 12:27 UTC | 54 km |
Nearby places
Roscoe, TX (13 km) · Roby, TX (31 km) · Merkel, TX (37 km) · Colorado City, TX (44 km) · Rotan, TX (43 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.