Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 6:10 PM CST (00:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-17 00:10:56 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.748° N, 100.652° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.9western Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1313 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.716 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.715 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.022 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.9western Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1290 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.3western Texas · 1287 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1287 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.1western Texas · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.8western Texas · 1277 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.021 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.97 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 16
  8. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 4.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 273
  11. 1.716 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dhxa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.