Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km ESE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Midland, Texas on Tue, Nov 21, 2023, 10:07 AM CST (16:07 UTC), 6 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-21 16:07:11 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.977° N, 101.982° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.039 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1041 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.27 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1041 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1041 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.838 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1041 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1041 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1041 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.3western Texas · 1041 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.128 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1039 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.6western Texas · 1039 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1038 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.611 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1038 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1037 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.518 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.5western Texas · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.0western Texas · 1032 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 3.228 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 1030 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  28. 1.9western Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1028 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1027 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 1025 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.836 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.922 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1023 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.617 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.85 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.010 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1010 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1007 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.134 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1003 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1003 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.928 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.818 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1048 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.936 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1052 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wvex. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.