Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Midland, Texas on Wed, Apr 5, 2023, 8:04 AM CDT (13:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 20 km NW of Stanton, 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
2023-04-05 13:04:14 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.116° N, 102.177° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
25

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 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1273 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1271 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 14
  7. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1270 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1270 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.8western Texas · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1259 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.916 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1257 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1253 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.7western Texas · 1251 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1248 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.115 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1246 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1240 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1240 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.817 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.0western Texas · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.3western Texas · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.08 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1224 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1219 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.638 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1218 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1276 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1277 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1282 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1282 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1283 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1287 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1292 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1293 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023gqte. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.