Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 19 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 7:47 PM CST (01:47 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.2 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-21 01:47:50 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1038 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1038 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.38 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1028 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1027 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1020 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  23. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 9
  27. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1013 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  29. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1013 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1013 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.318 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1008 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1007 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1002 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1001 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 999 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 997 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 997 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 996 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 993 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 993 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 989 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 989 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 988 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 987 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.615 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.019 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1046 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.319 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1046 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1047 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1048 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1050 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1056 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1062 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1062 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wuco. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.