Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 2:23 PM CST (20:23 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 24 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-28 20:23:59 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.791° N, 100.649° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 574 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.515 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 571 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.018 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 571 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.97 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 568 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 568 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.56 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 566 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.728 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.428 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 557 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.527 km E of Forsan, Texas · 556 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.115 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 556 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.519 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 554 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 552 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 552 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 550 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 549 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 548 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 548 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 548 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.513 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 547 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 546 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.016 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 540 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.710 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 540 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 534 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 534 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.716 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 533 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.816 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.617 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.523 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 530 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.823 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 521 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.027 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 520 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 518 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 580 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 585 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.69 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 586 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.25 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.817 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 602 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 603 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.819 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 603 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 603 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 604 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025edoh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.