Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 20 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-06 21:54:50 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.357° N, 102.068° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1116 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1115 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 64
  3. 2.435 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1115 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1113 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.9western Texas · 1106 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1106 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1104 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1104 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.831 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1103 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.2western Texas · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.5western Texas · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1098 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.2western Texas · 1093 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.322 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1092 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1087 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.4western Texas · 1085 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1083 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1083 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1080 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1078 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1077 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1075 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1065 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1064 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1059 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1059 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1059 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 24
  50. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  52. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 15
  53. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.016 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.0western Texas · 1118 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.99 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1118 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1120 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1122 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1122 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1123 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1123 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.96 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 1125 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1127 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.6western Texas · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.129 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1128 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.15 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.95 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1128 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.75 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1128 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1128 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1131 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1132 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023rmud. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC.