Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km W of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km W of Rotan, Texas on Thu, Apr 6, 2023, 5:29 AM CDT (10:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-06 10:29:38 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.844° N, 100.545° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.616 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.021 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.8western Texas · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.1western Texas · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.3western Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1291 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023gsjp (also filed as us6000k2c5). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.