Texas earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 22 km WNW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Stanton, Texas on Sun, Nov 12, 2023, 5:21 PM CST (23:21 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 31 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml(texnet)), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-11-12 23:21:56 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.224° N, 101.997° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 290°, dip 60°, rake -65°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 67°, dip 38°, rake -126°

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
72°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.936 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1043 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1041 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  18. 1.818 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1037 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.928 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.039 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.27 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.838 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.0western Texas · 1034 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.3western Texas · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.128 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.6western Texas · 1032 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.611 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 3.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1030 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.518 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.5western Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.0western Texas · 1025 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 3.228 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 1023 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.9western Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1020 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 1018 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.836 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.922 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.8western Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1048 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 15
  14. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 24
  17. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wfhu (also filed as us7000lajm). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.