Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 4:35 AM CST (10:35 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-12-20 10:35:46 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.121° N, 101.060° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.85 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1013 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.010 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.318 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1010 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1009 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1008 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1007 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1007 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1001 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1001 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1000 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 999 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 999 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.116 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.621 km N of Stanton, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 993 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 992 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.723 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 992 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 991 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 991 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.932 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 989 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 988 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1020 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1025 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.836 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.520 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.610 km S of Forsan, Texas · 1028 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.814 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.617 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.89 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1030 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023yvto. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.