Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km SSW of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Forsan, Texas on Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 6:40 PM CST (00:40 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-23 00:40:51 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.028° N, 101.403° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1314 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.9western Texas · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1306 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1301 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1295 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1293 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1293 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1292 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1291 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1282 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1281 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1280 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1276 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1274 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1272 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1272 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1271 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1269 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1269 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 14
  51. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.8western Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.731 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1320 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.9western Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.2western Texas · 1321 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1322 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1322 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 10
  16. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1324 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dsxa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.