Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Fri, Dec 22, 2023, 6:37 AM CST (12:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-12-22 12:37:28 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.760° N, 100.647° 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
65°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.318 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1010 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1009 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1008 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1007 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1007 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1001 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1000 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 999 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 991 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 991 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.615 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 988 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.423 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.114 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 987 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.614 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.314 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 984 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 984 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.719 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 982 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 982 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.425 km N of Snyder, Texas · 976 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 974 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.712 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 972 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.117 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  5. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1030 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1035 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023yzoo. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.