Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 12:56 AM CDT (05:56 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-10-27 05:56:49 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.758° N, 100.644° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1069 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1064 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1064 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1058 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1052 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1050 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1048 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.319 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1047 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1047 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.019 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.219 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1039 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.38 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1039 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1034 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1029 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1028 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  39. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1020 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  46. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1016 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  50. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1014 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  52. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.611 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1074 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.011 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1074 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.016 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.216 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1078 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.413 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.6western Texas · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1081 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1082 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1084 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vate. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.