Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 11:03 AM CDT (16:03 UTC), 6 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-06-09 16:03:24 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.832° N, 100.546° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
21

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1187 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1186 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1185 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 18
  4. 2.0western Texas · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1183 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1178 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1175 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.0western Texas · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1171 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1166 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.414 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1165 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1165 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.413 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1160 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 9
  16. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1160 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1155 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1153 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.1western Texas · 1151 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1204 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1204 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1212 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1213 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023lfsu (also filed as us7000k7g3). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.