Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 18 km NNW of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Snyder, Texas on Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 2:17 AM CDT (07:17 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 2:17 AM CDT
UTC: 2023-07-29 07:17:44 UTC
Depth: 3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.881° N, 100.970° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 70°
Stations used: 32

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023oskn (also filed as tx2023oskp, us6000kwgz). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.