Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 15 km SSE of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Stanton, Texas on Fri, Apr 7, 2023, 12:24 AM CDT (05:24 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-07 05:24:42 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.011° N, 101.710° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1268 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 14
  4. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1264 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1260 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1254 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1252 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1248 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.7western Texas · 1247 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1246 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1245 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1243 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1236 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1232 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1227 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.0western Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.3western Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.08 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1224 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1224 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1224 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1224 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1219 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1216 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1215 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1214 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.638 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1214 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1214 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1213 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1213 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1210 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1269 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1269 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1273 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1277 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1277 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1278 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1279 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1282 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1285 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1289 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1289 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1289 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1289 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023gtva (also filed as us6000k2lk). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.