Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 1:11 AM CDT (06:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-20 06:11:04 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.110° N, 101.069° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
18

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 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.125 km E of Forsan, Texas · 1097 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 22
  4. 1.58 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1097 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.29 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1097 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.5western Texas · 1096 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1095 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1090 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.19 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1090 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.2western Texas · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.1western Texas · 1088 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.518 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1087 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.7western Texas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.316 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1085 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1084 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.4western Texas · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1081 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1081 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1081 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1081 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1081 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1080 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1077 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1075 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1075 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.6western Texas · 1073 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.413 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1072 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1071 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.216 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1071 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.016 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1070 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.011 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.611 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.911 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1061 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.39 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.48 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1106 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1111 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1112 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 64
  14. 1.9western Texas · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1114 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1117 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1119 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.828 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1120 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1120 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023slec. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.