Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Thu, Jun 8, 2023, 9:05 AM CDT (14:05 UTC), 6 km (4 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-06-08 14:05:50 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.755° N, 100.653° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1202 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1185 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1183 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.0western Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1181 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1171 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1164 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.414 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1164 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1163 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.413 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 9
  19. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.1western Texas · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1212 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ldtk (also filed as us7000k74x). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.