Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 11:02 AM CST (17:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 13 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-22 17:02:06 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.266° N, 101.943° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1334 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.3western Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  28. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.2western Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.9western Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1313 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.731 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1308 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.9western Texas · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1299 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1296 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1295 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.8western Texas · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1349 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.67 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.628 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.08 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.422 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1353 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1355 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bnrh. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.