Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km SE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Midland, Texas on Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 21 km SE of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-06-22 15:26:54 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.885° N, 101.898° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1187 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.636 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1187 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.112 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1186 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.216 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1184 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1181 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.029 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1177 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1174 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.611 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1174 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.631 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.815 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1168 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.712 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1166 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1164 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1160 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 7
  25. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 3.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 133
  27. 2.39 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.410 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1158 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.030 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.638 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1153 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1151 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1151 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.935 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1150 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.925 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1149 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.029 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.021 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1148 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.0western Texas · 1147 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 3.0western Texas · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1145 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.127 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1141 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1134 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.411 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1134 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1130 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.020 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.29 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.819 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.639 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1200 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.4western Texas · 1201 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.836 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1201 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1202 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1203 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.729 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.937 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023mdle. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.