Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km NNE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Midland, Texas on Fri, May 26, 2023, 1:07 PM CDT (18:07 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-26 18:07:02 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.112° N, 102.036° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1210 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.638 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1209 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1209 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.937 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1204 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.729 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1203 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1202 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.836 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1201 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.4western Texas · 1201 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.639 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1200 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.819 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.29 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.020 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.621 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1188 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.921 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1187 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.636 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1187 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.112 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1186 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.216 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1184 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1181 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 3.029 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1177 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1174 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.611 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1174 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.631 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.815 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1168 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.712 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1167 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1164 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1160 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 7
  55. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 3.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 133
  57. 2.39 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.410 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1158 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.030 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.08 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.3western Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.0western Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1222 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1239 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023kghu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.