Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 40 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-17 08:40:32 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.382° N, 102.110° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1286 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1286 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1285 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1279 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1279 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1275 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 14
  25. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.8western Texas · 1260 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1260 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1257 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1251 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1251 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.916 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1249 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1249 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1245 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.7western Texas · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1243 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1242 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1240 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.115 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1238 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1229 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.817 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1287 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1289 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1292 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1295 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1296 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1296 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1297 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1300 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fhrx (also filed as us7000jkrz). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.