Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 27 km E of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 27 km E of Forsan, Texas on Tue, May 2, 2023, 6:10 AM CDT (11:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-02 11:10:25 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.107° N, 101.071° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1222 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1215 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1205 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.937 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.729 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1202 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.819 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.020 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.621 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1188 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.921 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1187 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.112 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1185 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.216 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1184 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1184 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1183 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 18
  42. 2.0western Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1181 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.616 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.8western Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023inya. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.