Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 10:05 AM CST (16:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 18 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-26 16:05:05 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.396° N, 101.626° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1336 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.5western Texas · 1328 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.3western Texas · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  29. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 3.017 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.7western Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  57. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.218 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.215 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.8western Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1345 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023buxl. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.