Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 11:58 AM CDT (16:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-09 16:58:40 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.746° N, 100.659° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.95 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1164 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.414 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1163 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1163 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.413 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 9
  7. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.927 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.1western Texas · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.127 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1141 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.027 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1126 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.6western Texas · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.317 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.013 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1119 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1172 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1173 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.112 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.712 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1181 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.0western Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.314 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1183 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.214 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1184 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1185 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023nipr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.