Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 28 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 28 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 4:44 AM CDT (09:44 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km SSE of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-31 09:44:46 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.104° N, 101.064° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1117 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1117 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.9western Texas · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 64
  7. 2.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1110 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.0western Texas · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.2western Texas · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.28 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1097 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 22
  23. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.29 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.5western Texas · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1094 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  36. 3.19 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.2western Texas · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  41. 2.1western Texas · 1086 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 3.518 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1086 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.7western Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.316 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1082 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.4western Texas · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 3.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.013 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.317 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1123 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.6western Texas · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1126 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1128 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1134 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.127 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1141 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.0western Texas · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.0western Texas · 1147 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023raxa (also filed as us7000ksb1). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.