Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, May 9, 2023, 12:18 PM CDT (17:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-09 17:18:13 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.758° N, 100.657° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1202 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1184 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1183 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 18
  15. 2.0western Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1181 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.616 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023jbeq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.