Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Midland, Texas on Fri, Oct 6, 2023, 11:11 AM CDT (16:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-06 16:11:21 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.107° N, 102.209° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4western Texas · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1070 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1056 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  12. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 24
  17. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  19. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 15
  20. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1048 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.8western Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 11
  31. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.936 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1043 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  45. 1.818 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1036 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.928 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.039 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 4.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  52. 2.27 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.838 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.0western Texas · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.3western Texas · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1082 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.322 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1094 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.5western Texas · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.831 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1099 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1101 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.9western Texas · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1109 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.435 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 64
  18. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1112 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.9western Texas · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023tpdx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.