Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 20 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 20 km N of Stanton, Texas on Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 6:46 AM CST (12:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22 km WNW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-11 12:46:47 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.310° N, 101.830° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.8western Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 11
  6. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.936 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1043 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1041 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 7
  23. 1.818 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1036 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.928 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.039 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 4.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  30. 2.27 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.838 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.0western Texas · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.3western Texas · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.128 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.6western Texas · 1032 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.611 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1029 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 3.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.518 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.5western Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.0western Texas · 1025 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 3.228 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 1023 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.9western Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1020 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 1018 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1048 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 15
  9. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 24
  12. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1056 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wcrj (also filed as us7000lac7). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.