Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas on Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 10:50 PM CST (04:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-17 04:50:48 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.140° N, 101.077° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1009 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1008 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.617 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1008 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.85 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.010 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1001 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.318 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.134 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 995 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 994 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.722 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 992 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 992 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 992 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.116 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.621 km N of Stanton, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.722 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.723 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 982 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 982 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1011 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.922 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.836 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 1018 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ypvr. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.