Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 25 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 25 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Thu, Dec 28, 2023, 8:37 AM CST (14:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 33 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-28 14:37:22 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.125° N, 101.054° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1001 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1001 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 998 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 997 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 996 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 996 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.116 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 996 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 996 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 993 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 992 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.621 km N of Stanton, Texas · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 989 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.723 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 989 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 989 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 989 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 987 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 987 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.932 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.615 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 985 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.423 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.221 km W of Garden City, Texas · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 984 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.114 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.614 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.314 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.318 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1007 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.010 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1009 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1010 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.85 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1013 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 9
  18. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023zkro (also filed as us6000m07r). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.