Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 19 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 19 km N of Stanton, Texas on Fri, May 26, 2023, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-26 20:06:59 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.303° N, 101.793° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1213 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1212 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.638 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1211 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.937 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1205 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1205 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.729 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1205 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1204 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1204 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.836 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1202 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.4western Texas · 1202 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.639 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1202 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1199 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.819 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1198 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.29 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.020 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.621 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1190 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.921 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1189 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.636 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.112 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1187 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1186 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1186 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.216 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1186 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1186 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1184 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 18
  37. 2.0western Texas · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1183 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1182 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1182 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1181 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 3.029 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1179 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1178 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1176 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.611 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1175 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.631 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.815 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1170 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.712 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1168 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1166 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.414 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1165 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1165 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1161 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1161 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
  59. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1160 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 3.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1160 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 133

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1217 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1217 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.08 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.3western Texas · 1223 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1223 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1223 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1224 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1230 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1238 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1241 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023kglu (also filed as us7000k4c1). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.