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M1.5 earthquake 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sun, May 7, 2023, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 14 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-05-07 20:47:31 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.746° N, 100.664° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1240 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1220 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1218 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1211 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1193 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1193 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1191 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 18
  16. 2.0western Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1190 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1243 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1248 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.616 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1252 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1253 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1253 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ixuo. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.