Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km NW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Westbrook, Texas on Sat, Jan 7, 2023, 2:32 AM CST (08:32 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 22 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-07 08:32:19 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.540° N, 101.166° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.422 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1353 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.113 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1352 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.628 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1351 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1350 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1349 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.8western Texas · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.215 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.218 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1336 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.818 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1335 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1332 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.5western Texas · 1328 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 3.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.721 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.020 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.529 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  16. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 42
  17. 5.2Range Hill, Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2,405
  18. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1377 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.418 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1379 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023alpy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.