Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 5:00 AM CDT (10:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km W of Rotan, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-20 10:00:29 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.755° N, 100.640° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.622 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.8western Texas · 1277 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.021 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.97 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.725 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.616 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.914 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1287 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.3western Texas · 1287 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1291 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.9western Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fnhb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.