Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 11:47 PM CDT (04:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 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
2023-09-19 04:47:00 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.687° N, 100.692° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1099 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.2western Texas · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.28 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1097 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 22
  6. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.29 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.19 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.2western Texas · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 3.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.1western Texas · 1086 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.518 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1086 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.7western Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.316 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1082 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.4western Texas · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1076 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.6western Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.413 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1071 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.216 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.016 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.011 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.611 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.911 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1100 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1110 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1118 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.013 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.317 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.6western Texas · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1126 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1126 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023sjfv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.