Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 10:42 PM CST (04:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-10 04:42:46 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.751° N, 100.651° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
88°
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: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.716 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 4.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 273
  21. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 16
  24. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  28. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.9western Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1313 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.716 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.715 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.022 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.017 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023cvll (also filed as us6000jn0f). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.