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M3.5 earthquake 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 4:25 AM CDT (09:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-07-31 09:25:21 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.378° N, 101.661° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 95°, dip 60°, rake -45°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 212°, dip 52°, rake -141°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.925 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1150 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.1western Texas · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.029 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.021 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1148 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.0western Texas · 1147 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.0western Texas · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1145 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.127 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1141 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.411 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1134 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1130 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.837 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1128 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1127 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.75 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.95 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.15 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 3.129 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.6western Texas · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1123 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.317 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.96 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 1121 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.013 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1119 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1117 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.99 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1114 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.0western Texas · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.016 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.9western Texas · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1112 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 64
  43. 2.435 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1109 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.9western Texas · 1102 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1101 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.0western Texas · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.831 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1099 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.2western Texas · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.935 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1150 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1151 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1152 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1153 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.638 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.030 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.413 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 9
  19. 2.410 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.39 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023owfu (also filed as us6000kwtt). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.