Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 29 km S of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 29 km S of Stanton, Texas on Mon, Jul 3, 2023, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC), 9 km (6 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-07-03 22:13:31 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.863° N, 101.798° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023mybc (also filed as us6000kpyc). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.