Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Thu, Jun 8, 2023, 10:34 AM CDT (15:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km WSW of Rotan, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-06-08 15:34:12 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.768° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1184 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1183 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.0western Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1181 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.0western Texas · 1171 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1164 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.414 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1163 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1163 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.413 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 9
  18. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 3.1western Texas · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ldwi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.