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M1.5 earthquake 12 km WSW of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Forsan, Texas on Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 31 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-15 21:55:44 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.083° N, 101.498° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1285 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1285 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1269 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1267 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1264 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 14
  27. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.8western Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1250 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.7western Texas · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1239 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1291 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1299 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ffrqbj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.