Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Sun, Nov 12, 2023, 9:59 PM CST (03:59 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 31 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-13 03:59:07 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.775° N, 101.933° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.936 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1051 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.818 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.928 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.039 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.27 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.838 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.0western Texas · 1043 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.3western Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.128 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1042 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.6western Texas · 1042 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1041 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.611 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 3.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1039 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.518 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.5western Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.0western Texas · 1035 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.228 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 1033 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.9western Texas · 1032 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1032 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1030 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 1028 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.836 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.922 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1027 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1021 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.617 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11
  5. 1.8western Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1058 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 15
  18. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 24

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wfqw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.