Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-16 20:57:11 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.122° N, 101.051° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.414 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1164 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1163 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.413 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 9
  4. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.030 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1153 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1152 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.317 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1151 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1151 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.925 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1150 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.1western Texas · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  19. 2.0western Texas · 1147 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.0western Texas · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.127 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1141 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1128 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1126 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.6western Texas · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1123 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.317 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.013 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1119 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.9western Texas · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 64
  40. 2.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1110 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1167 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.0western Texas · 1171 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.815 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.611 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1174 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.029 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1177 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1181 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1183 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 18
  14. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1185 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.216 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1185 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.112 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1186 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.921 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1187 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.621 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1188 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023nvsc (also filed as us7000kguv). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.