Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Feb 17, 2023, 3:26 AM CST (09:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-17 09:26:02 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.394° N, 101.092° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1313 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1313 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1312 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.716 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.715 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.022 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1307 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.9western Texas · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.9western Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1290 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.3western Texas · 1287 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1287 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.67 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.68 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 16
  11. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 273
  14. 1.716 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1316 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dipi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.