Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 8:21 PM CST (02:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-02-04 02:21:16 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.271° N, 101.928° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
83°
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 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.3western Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 10
  19. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.2western Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.9western Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1313 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1312 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.731 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1307 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.9western Texas · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1291 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1287 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1331 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1331 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1334 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1339 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.8western Texas · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1345 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ckhu (also filed as us6000jlbc). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.