Texas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 20 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml(texnet)), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-11-02 19:39:10 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.403° N, 101.588° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 139.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vmtn (also filed as us7000l8f1). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.