Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 23 km WNW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Stanton, Texas on Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 3:51 AM CDT (08:51 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km WNW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-02 08:51:45 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.226° N, 102.006° 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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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1056 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1056 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1056 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 24
  7. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 15
  10. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1049 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1047 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1047 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.8western Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  23. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1046 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.936 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1042 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  40. 1.818 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1038 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.928 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.039 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 4.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.27 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.838 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1035 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.0western Texas · 1035 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.3western Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.128 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1033 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.6western Texas · 1033 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1032 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.611 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1057 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1061 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1072 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1075 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1075 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1077 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1080 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1080 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.4western Texas · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1084 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1084 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vlya (also filed as us7000l89w). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.