M3.5 earthquake 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sat, Feb 11, 2023, 2:27 PM CST (20:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 82.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023cymd (also filed as us6000jnbx). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.