Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 7:14 AM CST (13:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-02-19 13:14:30 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.760° N, 100.653° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1320 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.022 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1320 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.9western Texas · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1299 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.3western Texas · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1296 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.67 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.1western Texas · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.8western Texas · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1277 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.021 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1276 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.97 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1274 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.715 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.716 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1321 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1322 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.9western Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 16
  20. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dmnw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.