Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 9:09 AM CDT (14:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13 km NNW of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-06-09 14:09:29 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.835° N, 100.546° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1212 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1195 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1195 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1193 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 18
  5. 2.0western Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1192 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1187 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1184 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1183 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.0western Texas · 1182 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1175 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.414 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1174 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1174 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.413 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1169 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 9
  17. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1165 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1164 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1163 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1162 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 3.1western Texas · 1160 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1213 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1213 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1221 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1222 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023lfpa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.