Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km SW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Rotan, Texas on Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km W of Rotan, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-20 02:52:38 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.768° N, 100.612° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.611 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.911 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1043 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1041 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  21. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1039 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  22. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.319 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.019 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.219 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.38 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1030 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1026 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1020 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  43. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  50. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.216 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.413 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1071 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.6western Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1076 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023unsp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.