Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km N of Snyder, Texas on Thu, Apr 27, 2023, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-27 21:55:45 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.866° N, 100.935° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1211 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1202 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.819 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1184 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.97 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.021 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ifpt (also filed as us7000jwes). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.