Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 8:21 PM CST (02:21 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 23 km E of Forsan, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-17 02:21:22 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.122° N, 101.033° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.818 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1039 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.319 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1038 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.019 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.219 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.122 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1036 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.928 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.0western Texas · 1033 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.3western Texas · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.611 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.38 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1030 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1029 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 3.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.518 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.5western Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.217 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 3.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1026 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.0western Texas · 1025 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.913 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.228 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 1023 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.9western Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1020 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1020 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 1018 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  51. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  58. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1009 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1007 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1043 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.623 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.617 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.625 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 11
  14. 1.8western Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1048 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wmvr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.