M1.6 earthquake 27 km S of Westbrook, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 14, 2023, 10:44 PM CDT

UTC

2023-03-15 03:44:02 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.110° N, 101.062° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

13

• Coahoma, TexasPopulation 887. Forecast31 kmSE
• Big Spring, TexasPopulation 28,862. Forecast42 kmESE
• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast97 kmE
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast358 kmW

After

1. 1.67 km WSW of Rotan, TexasWed, Mar 15, 8:39 AM CDT · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, TexasWed, Mar 15, 4:55 PM CDT · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasThu, Mar 16, 4:22 PM CDT · 1288 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
4. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, TexasFri, Mar 17, 3:50 PM CDT · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
5. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSat, Mar 18, 1:01 AM CDT · 1286 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.1western TexasMon, Mar 20, 5:00 AM CDT · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasMon, Mar 20, 6:49 PM CDT · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasTue, Mar 21, 2:54 PM CDT · 1283 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, TexasTue, Mar 21, 11:44 PM CDT · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasFri, Mar 24, 8:33 AM CDT · 1280 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, TexasFri, Mar 24, 1:05 PM CDT · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.8western TexasFri, Mar 24, 10:35 PM CDT · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT · 1276 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasTue, Mar 28, 11:04 AM CDT · 1276 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Mar 28, 3:13 PM CDT · 1276 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasWed, Mar 29, 1:07 AM CDT · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasFri, Mar 31, 10:14 AM CDT · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSat, Apr 1, 8:14 AM CDT · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasMon, Apr 3, 8:47 AM CDT · 1270 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, TexasMon, Apr 3, 11:38 AM CDT · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
21. 2.021 km N of Snyder, TexasTue, Apr 4, 5:26 AM CDT · 1269 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.97 km W of Rotan, TexasThu, Apr 6, 5:29 AM CDT · 1267 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, TexasThu, Apr 6, 12:27 PM CDT · 1267 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
24. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, TexasFri, Apr 7, 12:24 AM CDT · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
25. 1.614 km S of Stanton, TexasFri, Apr 7, 5:23 PM CDT · 1266 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
26. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSat, Apr 8, 3:46 AM CDT · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSat, Apr 8, 1:32 PM CDT · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
28. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Apr 9, 10:49 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
29. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 1:14 AM CDT · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 14
30. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:43 AM CDT · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
31. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:43 AM CDT · 1263 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
32. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:49 AM CDT · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
33. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 9:32 AM CDT · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
34. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasMon, Apr 10, 12:42 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
35. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasMon, Apr 10, 1:14 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:26 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 5:44 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, TexasWed, Apr 12, 1:08 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
39. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Apr 12, 8:42 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
40. 1.8western TexasWed, Apr 12, 9:29 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
41. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Apr 12, 12:09 PM CDT · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
42. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, TexasMon, Apr 17, 3:36 PM CDT · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
43. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasMon, Apr 17, 5:12 PM CDT · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
44. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasFri, Apr 21, 3:22 AM CDT · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
45. 2.24 km NE of Midland, TexasFri, Apr 21, 5:13 PM CDT · 1252 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Apr 23, 9:41 AM CDT · 1250 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
47. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Apr 23, 3:11 PM CDT · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
48. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, TexasSun, Apr 23, 8:54 PM CDT · 1250 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
49. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasThu, Apr 27, 7:53 AM CDT · 1246 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasThu, Apr 27, 7:58 AM CDT · 1246 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
51. 2.616 km N of Snyder, TexasThu, Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDT · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
52. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasThu, Apr 27, 9:54 PM CDT · 1245 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, TexasSun, Apr 30, 12:54 AM CDT · 1243 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
54. 2.027 km E of Forsan, TexasTue, May 2, 6:10 AM CDT · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
55. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, TexasThu, May 4, 10:18 PM CDT · 1238 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
56. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSun, May 7, 3:02 PM CDT · 1236 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSun, May 7, 3:47 PM CDT · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
58. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasTue, May 9, 12:18 PM CDT · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
59. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, TexasWed, May 10, 10:58 AM CDT · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

Before

1. 2.3western TexasTue, Mar 14, 9:59 PM CDT · 1289 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
2. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Mar 14, 5:47 PM CDT · 1290 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSun, Mar 12, 10:26 PM CDT · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, TexasSat, Mar 11, 5:59 PM CST · 1293 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
5. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, TexasSat, Mar 11, 11:25 AM CST · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasFri, Mar 10, 12:30 PM CST · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasFri, Mar 10, 12:45 AM CST · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasThu, Mar 9, 1:50 AM CST · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.9western TexasThu, Mar 9, 1:45 AM CST · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Mar 7, 12:52 PM CST · 1297 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, TexasTue, Mar 7, 7:23 AM CST · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSat, Mar 4, 2:05 AM CST · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, TexasFri, Mar 3, 10:41 PM CST · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Mar 1, 3:45 PM CST · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, TexasWed, Mar 1, 3:26 AM CST · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, TexasMon, Feb 27, 9:26 AM CST · 1305 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.819 km N of Stanton, TexasSun, Feb 26, 5:04 PM CST · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSun, Feb 26, 3:50 PM CST · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, TexasSun, Feb 26, 1:00 AM CST · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSat, Feb 25, 2:05 PM CST · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fdrd. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.