Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 3:01 AM CST (09:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-15 09:01:59 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.756° N, 100.643° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1008 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  7. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1001 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.318 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 994 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 994 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 992 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 982 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 982 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 980 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 980 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 979 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.615 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 978 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.423 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.114 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 977 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.614 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.314 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 976 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 974 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 974 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.719 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 973 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 972 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1020 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1026 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.38 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1030 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.219 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ymmy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.