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M1.8 earthquake 22 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 5:31 PM CDT (22:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-30 22:31:11 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.191° N, 102.139° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
45°
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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1158 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.925 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1158 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.029 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1156 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.021 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1156 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.0western Texas · 1155 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.0western Texas · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1153 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.411 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1142 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1138 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.837 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1136 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1134 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1132 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.75 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1132 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.95 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1132 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.15 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1132 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 3.129 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1132 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1131 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1129 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.96 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 1129 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1127 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1126 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1125 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.99 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1122 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.0western Texas · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.016 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1121 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.9western Texas · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1120 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 64
  35. 2.435 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1117 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1111 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.9western Texas · 1110 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1109 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.831 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1107 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1104 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.5western Texas · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1102 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1159 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1159 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1160 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1162 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.638 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.030 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1164 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1165 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.410 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1167 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.39 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1167 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 133
  15. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1167 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1167 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1168 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.712 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1175 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1177 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.815 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ovkf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.