Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km NE of Crane, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Crane, Texas on Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 1:56 AM CST (07:56 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km SSW of Forsan, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-21 07:56:11 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.588° N, 102.109° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1309 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.9western Texas · 1309 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1305 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1305 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1300 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1298 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1297 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1297 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1289 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.122 km ESE of Big Lake, Texas · 1288 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1288 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1287 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1286 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1285 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1285 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.017 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1280 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1276 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.813 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1269 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1269 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1267 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 14
  50. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.8western Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1257 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1315 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.2western Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  9. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1318 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1324 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.3western Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  19. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1329 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dpuj. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.