Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 3:51 AM CDT (08:51 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 37 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-13 08:51:01 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.938° N, 102.044° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.9western Texas · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1101 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.831 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1099 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.2western Texas · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.5western Texas · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1094 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.2western Texas · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.322 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1082 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.4western Texas · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1076 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1070 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1056 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  38. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 24
  43. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  45. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 15
  46. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1048 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1109 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.435 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 64
  4. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1112 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.9western Texas · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.016 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.99 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1114 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1117 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1117 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1118 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.96 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 1121 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1123 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.6western Texas · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.129 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.15 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ryou. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.