Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km W of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km W of Rotan, Texas on Sun, Oct 22, 2023, 11:27 PM CDT (04:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-23 04:27:38 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.837° N, 100.587° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
20

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 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1043 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1041 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  16. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1039 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.319 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.019 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.219 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.38 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1030 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1026 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1020 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
  38. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  45. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1007 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 9
  49. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.011 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.016 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.216 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.413 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1071 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.6western Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1076 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023utig (also filed as us6000lhez). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.