Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 12:42 AM CST (06:42 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-30 06:42:32 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.480° N, 101.667° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1329 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.5western Texas · 1328 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.3western Texas · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 3.017 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1324 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1322 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.7western Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.9western Texas · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1318 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  58. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.818 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1336 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.218 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.215 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.8western Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023cbmw. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.