Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, Sep 25, 2023, 12:42 AM CDT (05:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-25 05:42:17 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.694° N, 100.683° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023sugp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.