M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNW of Stanton, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 7, 2023, 8:39 AM CST

UTC

2023-12-07 14:39:39 UTC

Depth

7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.279° N, 101.862° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

7

• Stanton, TexasPopulation 2,936. Forecast18 kmNNW
• Big Spring, TexasPopulation 28,862. Forecast36 kmW
• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast37 kmNNE
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast429 kmW

After

1. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasThu, Dec 7, 9:08 PM CST · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.610 km S of Forsan, TexasSat, Dec 9, 11:54 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.520 km N of Stanton, TexasSat, Dec 9, 2:48 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
4. 1.836 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Dec 10, 3:15 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.922 km NNW of Midland, TexasSun, Dec 10, 3:41 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.211 km W of Forsan, TexasTue, Dec 12, 8:04 AM CST · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, TexasTue, Dec 12, 7:14 PM CST · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, TexasSat, Dec 16, 10:50 PM CST · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Dec 18, 3:36 PM CST · 1009 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, TexasWed, Dec 20, 4:35 AM CST · 1008 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.617 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Dec 20, 7:53 AM CST · 1007 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
12. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Dec 20, 8:19 AM CST · 1007 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
13. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Dec 20, 8:30 AM CST · 1007 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, TexasFri, Dec 22, 9:26 AM CST · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, TexasFri, Dec 22, 12:14 PM CST · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, TexasFri, Dec 22, 12:26 PM CST · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, TexasFri, Dec 22, 9:08 PM CST · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Dec 23, 1:18 AM CST · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
19. 1.85 km SE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Dec 23, 1:23 AM CST · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Dec 23, 1:37 AM CST · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
21. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSun, Dec 24, 4:08 AM CST · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
22. 2.010 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Dec 25, 5:31 AM CST · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, TexasThu, Dec 28, 8:37 AM CST · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
24. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, TexasSat, Dec 30, 1:24 AM CST · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.134 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Jan 1, 1:13 AM CST · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
26. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Jan 1, 1:52 AM CST · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
27. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Jan 1, 7:04 AM CST · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, TexasMon, Jan 1, 4:00 PM CST · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
29. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, TexasMon, Jan 1, 5:12 PM CST · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.021 km N of Stanton, TexasMon, Jan 1, 7:06 PM CST · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, TexasTue, Jan 2, 6:00 AM CST · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
32. 2.512 km SW of McKinney Acres, TexasTue, Jan 2, 8:55 AM CST · 994 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
33. 1.722 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Jan 5, 1:45 AM CST · 992 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
34. 1.723 km W of Garden City, TexasFri, Jan 5, 5:30 AM CST · 992 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
35. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, TexasSat, Jan 6, 3:09 PM CST · 990 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
36. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Jan 6, 11:19 PM CST · 990 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
37. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSun, Jan 7, 12:49 AM CST · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSun, Jan 7, 1:57 AM CST · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
39. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSun, Jan 7, 5:53 AM CST · 990 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, TexasSun, Jan 7, 7:55 AM CST · 989 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
41. 2.116 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSun, Jan 7, 6:26 PM CST · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
42. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, TexasMon, Jan 8, 1:53 AM CST · 989 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
43. 1.731 km NE of Crane, TexasWed, Jan 10, 6:19 PM CST · 986 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, TexasWed, Jan 10, 10:53 PM CST · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
45. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, TexasThu, Jan 11, 2:51 AM CST · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
46. 2.621 km N of Stanton, TexasFri, Jan 12, 12:06 AM CST · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
47. 1.722 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Jan 12, 10:27 AM CST · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
48. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSat, Jan 13, 4:19 PM CST · 983 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
49. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSun, Jan 14, 4:56 AM CST · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
50. 1.723 km NNW of Stanton, TexasSun, Jan 14, 12:14 PM CST · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
51. 1.726 km E of Forsan, TexasMon, Jan 15, 12:05 AM CST · 982 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
52. 2.525 km E of Forsan, TexasMon, Jan 15, 12:12 AM CST · 982 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
53. 1.824 km W of Garden City, TexasMon, Jan 15, 10:43 PM CST · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
54. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, TexasTue, Jan 16, 6:37 AM CST · 980 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
55. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, TexasTue, Jan 16, 6:53 AM CST · 980 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
56. 1.725 km W of Garden City, TexasTue, Jan 16, 10:55 AM CST · 980 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
57. 1.932 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Jan 16, 11:05 AM CST · 980 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
58. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Jan 16, 5:27 PM CST · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
59. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, TexasWed, Jan 17, 8:36 AM CST · 979 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
60. 2.011 km W of Forsan, TexasWed, Jan 17, 5:58 PM CST · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

1. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasWed, Dec 6, 2:34 AM CST · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.9western TexasTue, Dec 5, 12:09 PM CST · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
3. 3.228 km SW of Garden City, TexasMon, Dec 4, 12:32 PM CST · 1023 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
4. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, TexasSat, Dec 2, 6:44 PM CST · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.0western TexasSat, Dec 2, 6:12 PM CST · 1025 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.5western TexasThu, Nov 30, 7:54 PM CST · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.518 km N of Stanton, TexasThu, Nov 30, 7:15 PM CST · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, TexasThu, Nov 30, 3:20 AM CST · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
9. 3.031 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Nov 28, 6:49 AM CST · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.520 km N of Stanton, TexasTue, Nov 28, 5:13 AM CST · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasMon, Nov 27, 7:50 PM CST · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, TexasMon, Nov 27, 6:58 AM CST · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, TexasMon, Nov 27, 2:51 AM CST · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.611 km WNW of Stanton, TexasSun, Nov 26, 10:46 PM CST · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, TexasSun, Nov 26, 9:47 PM CST · 1031 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.6western TexasSat, Nov 25, 7:49 PM CST · 1032 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
17. 2.128 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSat, Nov 25, 7:35 PM CST · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Nov 25, 4:16 AM CST · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Nov 25, 12:47 AM CST · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.3western TexasFri, Nov 24, 8:12 AM CST · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023xyib. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.