Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 17 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 17 km N of Snyder, Texas on Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 8:56 AM CST (14:56 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-02-06 14:56:54 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.879° N, 100.934° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1329 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1329 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1329 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.7western Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.9western Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1321 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.716 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 4.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 273
  34. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 16
  37. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.9western Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.716 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.715 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.022 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1330 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1332 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023coxt (also filed as us6000jlsm). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.