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M2.3 earthquake 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 6:04 PM CST (00:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 30 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-02-24 00:04:47 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.397° N, 101.599° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.97 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 211 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.313 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.014 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.430 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.813 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.412 km W of Stanton, Texas · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.023 km W of Garden City, Texas · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 207 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.810 km S of Midland, Texas · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.413 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 206 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.619 km NW of Midland, Texas · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.212 km W of Stanton, Texas · 204 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.510 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 3.821 km N of Stanton, Texas · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
  25. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 203 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.419 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.718 km NW of Midland, Texas · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.615 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.61 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.02 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.818 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.521 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.119 km NW of Midland, Texas · 202 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.719 km NW of Midland, Texas · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.510 km W of Forsan, Texas · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.514 km W of Stanton, Texas · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.413 km W of Forsan, Texas · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.518 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.46 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 16
  43. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 199 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.136 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.436 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.818 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 197 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.019 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.112 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.413 km W of Stanton, Texas · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.52 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 192 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 192 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 192 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.617 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 190 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 190 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.213 km N of Stanton, Texas · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.711 km S of Forsan, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.56 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.66 km SSW of Midland, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.912 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.540 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.037 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.915 km E of Stanton, Texas · 216 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.78 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 218 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.317 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 219 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.55 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 219 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 24
  16. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 220 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.910 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 221 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 222 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026dvdjqs. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.