Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, May 20, 2023, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km S of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-20 19:24:18 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.968° N, 102.311° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.08 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1223 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1218 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.638 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1217 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1217 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1217 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1214 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.937 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1211 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1211 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.729 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1211 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1211 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1210 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.836 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.4western Texas · 1209 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.639 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1208 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1207 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1205 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1204 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.819 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1204 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.922 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1204 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.523 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.120 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1202 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.921 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1202 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1199 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.29 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.020 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.621 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1196 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.921 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1195 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.636 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.112 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1194 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.216 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1192 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1189 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1188 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1188 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1188 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 3.029 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1185 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1182 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1182 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.611 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1182 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.631 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.815 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1176 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.712 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1174 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.817 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1236 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1239 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1245 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.115 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1247 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1249 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.7western Texas · 1251 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1252 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.916 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1258 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1258 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1258 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023jvli. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.