Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 7:53 AM CST (13:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-20 13:53:20 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.387° N, 101.633° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1007 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1007 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.85 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.010 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1002 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.134 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 995 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.512 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 995 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.722 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 992 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 992 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 991 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 991 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.116 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.731 km NE of Crane, Texas · 987 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 987 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.621 km N of Stanton, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.722 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.723 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 982 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 982 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 981 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 981 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.932 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 981 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 980 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 980 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 980 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 979 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1008 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1010 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.922 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.836 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 1019 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1021 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1023 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.228 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 1024 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1026 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1026 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1027 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.5western Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ywab. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.