Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 7:29 PM CST (01:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-21 01:29:59 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.801° N, 100.662° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.219 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1042 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1041 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.38 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1037 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1030 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1025 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  24. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1021 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 9
  28. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1016 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1016 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1016 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1016 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1012 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.318 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1011 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1010 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1009 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1008 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1002 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1001 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1000 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 999 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 996 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 996 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 992 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 992 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 991 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1049 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.319 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1049 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1050 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1054 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1066 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1066 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1068 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1071 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wubz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.