Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Tue, Feb 14, 2023, 4:01 PM CST (22:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 29 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-14 22:01:55 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.108° N, 102.135° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.2western Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1313 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.731 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1307 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.9western Texas · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1299 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1285 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1285 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.017 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1278 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1269 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1267 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1264 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.3western Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

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