Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NNW of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Forsan, Texas on Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 11:11 PM CST (05:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 31 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-06 05:11:07 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.187° N, 101.397° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1058 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1057 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.8western Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 11
  12. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.936 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1052 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1052 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1050 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  31. 1.818 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1048 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  33. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.319 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1047 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1047 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.019 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.219 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.928 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.039 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 4.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  46. 2.27 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.838 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1043 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.0western Texas · 1042 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.3western Texas · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.128 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1041 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.6western Texas · 1041 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1040 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 15
  4. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 24
  7. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1063 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1064 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1064 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1064 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1064 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1065 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1068 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1069 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1071 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vvpsbn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.