Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km N of Snyder, Texas on Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-23 19:50:55 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.910° N, 100.883° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6western Texas · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.317 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.013 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1118 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1110 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.0western Texas · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.2western Texas · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.28 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1097 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 22
  20. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.29 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.19 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.2western Texas · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 7
  36. 2.1western Texas · 1086 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.518 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1086 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.7western Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.316 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1082 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.4western Texas · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 3.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1076 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.6western Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1126 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1134 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.127 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1141 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.1western Texas · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
  6. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023qnba. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.