M2.6 earthquake 17 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Midland, Texas on Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 9:55 PM CST (03:55 UTC), 7 km (4 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	Ml(texnet)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.3 · 18 stations
2.5	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.106 · 40 stations

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 72.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023woug (also filed as us6000lp9l). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.