Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 27 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Tue, May 30, 2023, 6:37 AM CDT (11:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13 km NNW of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-30 11:37:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.110° N, 101.067° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1218 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1218 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1214 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.937 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1212 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1211 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.729 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1211 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1210 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.07 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1209 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.77 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1207 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1205 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.819 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1204 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1204 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1202 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.117 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1199 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.020 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.621 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1196 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.921 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1195 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.112 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1194 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1193 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.216 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1193 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1192 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1191 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 18
  31. 2.0western Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1189 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.029 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1185 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.611 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1182 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1181 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.815 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.0western Texas · 1179 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1175 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.712 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1175 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1172 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.414 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1171 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1171 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.413 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1166 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  47. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1166 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.030 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1164 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1163 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1161 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1161 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1160 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1160 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1223 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1236 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1239 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1240 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1242 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1245 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1248 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023kncz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.