Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas on Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 10:27 PM CDT (03:27 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 31 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-10-13 03:27:50 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.325° N, 101.088° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8Ml(texnet)TXPreferred · Final · ±0.2 · 32 stations
2.8mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.064 · 65 stations

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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1084 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1083 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1083 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.6western Texas · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.413 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1080 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1079 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.216 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.016 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.011 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1076 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.611 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1076 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.911 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1074 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1071 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1070 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1070 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1069 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1068 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1067 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1066 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1065 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  25. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1065 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1065 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 24
  29. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  31. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 15
  32. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1059 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1057 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.8western Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 3.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 11
  46. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1054 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.636 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.936 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1053 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1089 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.4western Texas · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1092 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1093 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.316 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.7western Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.518 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1095 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023uazh (also filed as us6000lf9q). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.