Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 11:23 PM CDT (04:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 28 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-31 04:23:00 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.917° N, 102.024° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1118 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1117 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1117 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.99 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1114 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.0western Texas · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.016 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.9western Texas · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1112 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 64
  12. 2.435 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1109 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1101 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.831 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1099 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.2western Texas · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.5western Texas · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1094 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.2western Texas · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.322 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1082 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.4western Texas · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1076 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1070 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 1121 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1123 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.6western Texas · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.129 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.15 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.95 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.75 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1126 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1128 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.837 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1130 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.411 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1134 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1134 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.127 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1141 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1145 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.0western Texas · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023rami (also filed as us7000ks9j). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.