M1.6 earthquake 18 km NW of Midland, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 7, 2023, 9:27 PM CST

UTC

2023-03-08 03:27:35 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.127° N, 102.194° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

20

• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast18 kmNW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast405 kmE

After

1. 1.517 km NW of Midland, TexasWed, Mar 8, 1:11 AM CST · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Mar 8, 10:47 AM CST · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, TexasSat, Mar 11, 11:25 AM CST · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasMon, Mar 13, 8:48 AM CDT · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
5. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Mar 14, 5:47 PM CDT · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, TexasWed, Mar 15, 4:55 PM CDT · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasThu, Mar 16, 4:22 PM CDT · 1286 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Mar 16, 11:37 PM CDT · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasFri, Mar 17, 3:40 AM CDT · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.517 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Mar 17, 10:13 AM CDT · 1285 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
11. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, TexasFri, Mar 17, 3:50 PM CDT · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
12. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, TexasFri, Mar 17, 8:12 PM CDT · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, TexasFri, Mar 17, 9:39 PM CDT · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSat, Mar 18, 1:01 AM CDT · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Mar 19, 2:01 AM CDT · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
16. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Mar 19, 3:54 AM CDT · 1283 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.017 km NNW of Goldsmith, TexasFri, Mar 24, 11:50 AM CDT · 1278 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, TexasFri, Mar 24, 1:05 PM CDT · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Mar 28, 3:13 PM CDT · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasWed, Mar 29, 1:07 AM CDT · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Mar 29, 12:09 PM CDT · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
23. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Mar 29, 4:27 PM CDT · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
24. 1.517 km NW of Midland, TexasMon, Apr 3, 2:34 AM CDT · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
25. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasTue, Apr 4, 1:17 PM CDT · 1267 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
26. 1.616 km NW of Midland, TexasWed, Apr 5, 8:04 AM CDT · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
27. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, TexasThu, Apr 6, 12:27 PM CDT · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
28. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasThu, Apr 6, 9:00 PM CDT · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, TexasFri, Apr 7, 12:24 AM CDT · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
30. 1.614 km S of Stanton, TexasFri, Apr 7, 5:23 PM CDT · 1264 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Apr 9, 10:49 PM CDT · 1262 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
32. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 1:14 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 14
33. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:43 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
34. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:43 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
35. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:49 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
36. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 9:32 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
37. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:26 PM CDT · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
38. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 5:44 PM CDT · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
39. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, TexasWed, Apr 12, 1:08 AM CDT · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Apr 12, 8:42 AM CDT · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
41. 1.8western TexasWed, Apr 12, 9:29 AM CDT · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
42. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Apr 12, 12:09 PM CDT · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSat, Apr 15, 10:59 PM CDT · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
44. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, TexasMon, Apr 17, 3:36 PM CDT · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
45. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Apr 17, 4:25 PM CDT · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
46. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Apr 21, 12:49 PM CDT · 1250 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
47. 2.24 km NE of Midland, TexasFri, Apr 21, 5:13 PM CDT · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
48. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSat, Apr 22, 2:05 AM CDT · 1249 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
49. 1.916 km NNE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Apr 23, 1:14 AM MDT · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Apr 23, 9:41 AM CDT · 1248 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
51. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Apr 23, 3:11 PM CDT · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
52. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasThu, Apr 27, 9:54 PM CDT · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
53. 1.7western TexasSat, Apr 29, 3:34 AM CDT · 1242 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
54. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, TexasSun, Apr 30, 1:57 PM CDT · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
55. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, May 2, 6:10 PM CDT · 1239 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
56. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New MexicoThu, May 4, 1:56 AM MDT · 1237 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
57. 2.115 km NE of Jal, New MexicoThu, May 4, 2:29 PM MDT · 1237 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, TexasThu, May 4, 10:18 PM CDT · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Mar 7, 12:52 PM CST · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasTue, Mar 7, 8:15 AM CST · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.518 km NW of Midland, TexasTue, Mar 7, 12:14 AM CST · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.618 km NW of Midland, TexasMon, Mar 6, 11:43 PM CST · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.05 km SW of Midland, TexasMon, Mar 6, 11:43 AM CST · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, TexasFri, Mar 3, 10:41 PM CST · 1299 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, TexasFri, Mar 3, 5:59 PM CST · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Mar 1, 3:45 PM CST · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, TexasWed, Mar 1, 3:26 AM CST · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, TexasMon, Feb 27, 9:26 AM CST · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Feb 27, 8:11 AM CST · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Feb 27, 7:57 AM CST · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
13. 1.819 km N of Stanton, TexasSun, Feb 26, 5:04 PM CST · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
14. 1.9western TexasThu, Feb 23, 11:36 AM CST · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
15. 2.421 km N of Stanton, TexasThu, Feb 23, 11:09 AM CST · 1307 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
16. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, TexasWed, Feb 22, 6:40 PM CST · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Feb 21, 5:28 PM CST · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.731 km NE of Crane, TexasTue, Feb 21, 1:56 AM CST · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSun, Feb 19, 10:35 AM CST · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSun, Feb 19, 10:12 AM CST · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023eqwb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.