Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km NW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Westbrook, Texas on Tue, Jan 17, 2023, 7:20 PM CST (01:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-18 01:20:51 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.530° N, 101.204° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8western Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.215 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.218 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1337 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.818 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1336 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.5western Texas · 1328 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 3.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.3western Texas · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1326 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 3.017 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  52. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1324 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1322 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1345 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1348 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1349 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1351 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.628 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.113 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1352 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.422 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1353 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1355 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.721 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.020 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bfef. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.