Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sun, Mar 12, 2023, 10:26 PM CDT (03:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-13 03:26:32 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.758° N, 100.649° 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3western Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.1western Texas · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1281 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.8western Texas · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.021 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.97 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.616 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1291 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.9western Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1307 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.015 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 · 2 km away
  20. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ezzn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.