Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Westbrook, Texas on Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 11:44 PM CDT (04:44 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-22 04:44:38 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.488° N, 101.192° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.8western Texas · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1275 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.021 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.97 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1266 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1264 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 14
  24. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.8western Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1250 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.616 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1239 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.1western Texas · 1283 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1285 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1288 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.3western Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1291 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fqnq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.