M1.7 earthquake 25 km NW of Westbrook, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 8:54 PM CDT

UTC

2023-04-24 01:54:18 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.522° N, 101.197° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

18

• Coahoma, TexasPopulation 887. Forecast27 kmNNE
• Snyder, TexasPopulation 11,768. Forecast34 kmSW
• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast101 kmNE
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast364 kmW

After

1. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasThu, Apr 27, 7:53 AM CDT · 1246 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasThu, Apr 27, 7:58 AM CDT · 1246 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
3. 2.616 km N of Snyder, TexasThu, Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDT · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasThu, Apr 27, 9:54 PM CDT · 1245 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, TexasSun, Apr 30, 12:54 AM CDT · 1243 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, TexasSun, Apr 30, 1:57 PM CDT · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.027 km E of Forsan, TexasTue, May 2, 6:10 AM CDT · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, May 2, 6:10 PM CDT · 1241 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSun, May 7, 3:02 PM CDT · 1236 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasSun, May 7, 3:47 PM CDT · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasTue, May 9, 12:18 PM CDT · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, TexasWed, May 10, 10:58 AM CDT · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, TexasWed, May 10, 7:48 PM CDT · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSat, May 13, 3:14 PM CDT · 1230 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasFri, May 19, 6:03 AM CDT · 1224 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, May 23, 1:05 PM CDT · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, TexasFri, May 26, 1:07 PM CDT · 1217 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.417 km N of Stanton, TexasFri, May 26, 2:39 PM CDT · 1217 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.519 km N of Stanton, TexasFri, May 26, 3:06 PM CDT · 1217 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, TexasTue, May 30, 6:37 AM CDT · 1213 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
21. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, TexasWed, May 31, 5:07 AM CDT · 1212 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
22. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasWed, May 31, 9:10 AM CDT · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasWed, May 31, 9:13 AM CDT · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, May 31, 10:27 AM CDT · 1212 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
25. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, TexasThu, Jun 1, 5:30 AM CDT · 1211 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
26. 1.638 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasThu, Jun 1, 7:18 AM CDT · 1211 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, TexasThu, Jun 1, 11:55 AM CDT · 1211 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
28. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Jun 1, 4:03 PM CDT · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
29. 2.029 km W of Garden City, TexasMon, Jun 5, 3:18 AM CDT · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.937 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Jun 7, 4:53 AM CDT · 1205 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Jun 7, 10:31 AM CDT · 1205 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
32. 1.729 km ESE of Midland, TexasWed, Jun 7, 12:18 PM CDT · 1205 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDT · 1204 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
34. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasThu, Jun 8, 9:05 AM CDT · 1204 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
35. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, TexasThu, Jun 8, 10:34 AM CDT · 1204 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
36. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Jun 8, 11:25 AM CDT · 1204 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
37. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, TexasFri, Jun 9, 9:09 AM CDT · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
38. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, TexasFri, Jun 9, 11:03 AM CDT · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
39. 1.836 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Jun 9, 6:40 PM CDT · 1202 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
40. 2.4western TexasFri, Jun 9, 9:33 PM CDT · 1202 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
41. 1.639 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSat, Jun 10, 1:16 PM CDT · 1202 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
42. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Jun 11, 9:33 AM CDT · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
43. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasTue, Jun 13, 11:33 AM CDT · 1199 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.638 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Jun 14, 8:19 AM CDT · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.819 km S of Ackerly, TexasWed, Jun 14, 1:54 PM CDT · 1198 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
46. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasThu, Jun 15, 5:27 AM CDT · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
47. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, TexasSat, Jun 17, 5:42 AM CDT · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
48. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, TexasSat, Jun 17, 4:39 PM CDT · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
49. 2.117 km N of Stanton, TexasMon, Jun 19, 1:03 PM CDT · 1193 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
50. 2.520 km N of Stanton, TexasWed, Jun 21, 3:22 AM CDT · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
51. 2.020 km SE of Midland, TexasWed, Jun 21, 4:00 PM CDT · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
52. 1.621 km SE of Midland, TexasThu, Jun 22, 10:26 AM CDT · 1190 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Apr 23, 3:11 PM CDT · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Apr 23, 9:41 AM CDT · 1250 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSat, Apr 22, 2:05 AM CDT · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.24 km NE of Midland, TexasFri, Apr 21, 5:13 PM CDT · 1252 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Apr 21, 12:49 PM CDT · 1252 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasFri, Apr 21, 3:22 AM CDT · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasMon, Apr 17, 5:12 PM CDT · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Apr 17, 4:25 PM CDT · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, TexasMon, Apr 17, 3:36 PM CDT · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSat, Apr 15, 10:59 PM CDT · 1257 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Apr 12, 12:09 PM CDT · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.8western TexasWed, Apr 12, 9:29 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Apr 12, 8:42 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, TexasWed, Apr 12, 1:08 AM CDT · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 5:44 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:26 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasMon, Apr 10, 1:14 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, TexasMon, Apr 10, 12:42 PM CDT · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 9:32 AM CDT · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Apr 10, 4:49 AM CDT · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023hypq. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.