Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Sun, Apr 9, 2023, 10:49 PM CDT (03:49 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-10 03:49:23 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.255° N, 101.939° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  2. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.8western Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1250 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.7western Texas · 1242 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1239 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1222 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.0western Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.3western Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.08 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1215 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1210 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.638 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1209 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1209 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1205 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.937 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.729 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1203 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1202 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1264 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1267 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.017 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1278 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1283 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1285 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023gzel. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.