Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km WNW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Stanton, Texas on Tue, Sep 5, 2023, 1:42 PM CDT (18:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 31 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-09-05 18:42:50 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.229° N, 102.010° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9western Texas · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1120 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 64
  4. 2.435 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1117 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.9western Texas · 1110 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1109 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.831 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1107 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.2western Texas · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1104 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.5western Texas · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1102 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.2western Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.322 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1094 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.4western Texas · 1089 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1084 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1082 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1081 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1068 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1067 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1064 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1064 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1064 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1063 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1063 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1063 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.016 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.99 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1122 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1126 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1126 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1127 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1127 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.96 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 1129 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1130 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1131 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.6western Texas · 1132 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.129 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1132 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.15 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1132 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.95 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1132 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1132 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1132 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1135 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1136 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.837 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023rksi. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.