Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Sat, May 23, 2026, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 24 km SW of Garden City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-05-23 23:18:10 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.429° N, 102.049° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km S of Midland, Texas · 124 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.530 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 122 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.924 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.57 km NNW of Odessa, Texas · 121 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.710 km W of Forsan, Texas · 119 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.737 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.57 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 119 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.712 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 119 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 118 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 118 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 118 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.711 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 118 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.611 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 118 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 118 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.535 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 116 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.629 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 116 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.15 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.615 km W of Stanton, Texas · 115 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.65 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 115 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.516 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 114 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 114 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.334 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.516 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 113 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.514 km E of Stanton, Texas · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.711 km W of Forsan, Texas · 112 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.529 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 110 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 110 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.520 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.835 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 109 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.610 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 109 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.59 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 108 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.47 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 108 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.628 km E of Forsan, Texas · 108 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.710 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.520 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 107 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.516 km W of Stanton, Texas · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 107 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.916 km W of Stanton, Texas · 107 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.65 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 106 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.919 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 106 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.717 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 106 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.621 km N of Midland, Texas · 105 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.521 km E of Forsan, Texas · 105 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.615 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 103 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.016 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 102 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.427 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.520 km SE of Midland, Texas · 100 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.320 km SE of Midland, Texas · 100 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.69 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 97 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 96 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.118 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 96 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 96 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.68 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 96 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 95 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.636 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 95 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.537 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 126 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.24 km SW of Midland, Texas · 126 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 21
  3. 1.527 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.922 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 128 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.820 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.230 km SE of Midland, Texas · 128 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
  7. 1.523 km E of Forsan, Texas · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.54 km SW of Midland, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.611 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 132 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.91 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.74 km N of Stanton, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.523 km SE of Odessa, Texas · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.36 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.110 km N of Midland, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 26
  20. 1.910 km N of Midland, Texas · 143 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026kclluz. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.