M3.2 earthquake 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Wed, May 31, 2023, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13 km NNW of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 12 stations
2.9	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.052 · 96 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023kpdn (also filed as us7000k591). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.