Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 8:55 AM CST (14:55 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-15 14:55:52 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.481° N, 101.668° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 273
  3. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 16
  5. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.2western Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.9western Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1314 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.715 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1312 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.022 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1312 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1308 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.9western Texas · 1308 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1307 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1299 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1297 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1296 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1296 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  4. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.9western Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dfje. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.