Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km ESE of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Stanton, Texas on Thu, May 2, 2024, 7:22 PM CDT (00:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-05-03 00:22:25 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.089° N, 101.642° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 881 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 880 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.516 km NW of Midland, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.619 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.66 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 879 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.332 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 879 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.57 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 878 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.66 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 878 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.65 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 877 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.514 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 875 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 875 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 875 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 873 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.724 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 873 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.017 km NW of Midland, Texas · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 872 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 872 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 872 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 871 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.516 km NW of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.715 km NW of Midland, Texas · 870 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 870 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 869 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 868 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.839 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.618 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.84 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 860 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.530 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 858 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 857 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.626 km W of Garden City, Texas · 857 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.124 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 855 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 853 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 853 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.532 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 852 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 852 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.218 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.932 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 850 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 849 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 849 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.35 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 848 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 848 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 846 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 846 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.240 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 845 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.833 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 844 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.837 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 844 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.74 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 844 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.525 km S of Stanton, Texas · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 883 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 883 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.325 km W of Garden City, Texas · 884 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 884 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 884 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 884 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.832 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 884 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.712 km W of Forsan, Texas · 884 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 885 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 885 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.613 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.528 km W of Garden City, Texas · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.619 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 887 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.628 km W of Garden City, Texas · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.528 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 889 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 889 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024iqtq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.