Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 12:00 PM CST (18:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 26 km NW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-16 18:00:41 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.770° N, 100.648° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.215 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.218 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1337 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.818 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1335 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.5western Texas · 1328 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 3.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.017 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1322 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.7western Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1351 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.113 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1352 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1355 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bcug. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.