Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 10:46 PM CDT (03:46 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 26 km SW of Garden City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-03 03:46:03 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.480° N, 101.678° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 since this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.926 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.625 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.626 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.719 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.625 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 32 hr ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 31 hr ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 26 hr ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.514 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.56 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.57 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.533 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.619 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.930 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.618 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.615 km W of Stanton, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.511 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 26 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.826 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026riahvv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.