Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km SW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Rotan, Texas on Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 27 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-06 09:16:46 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.764° N, 100.606° 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
81°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 541 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.710 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 541 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 535 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 534 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.716 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.816 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 533 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.617 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 533 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 533 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 533 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 533 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.523 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 530 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.823 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 522 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.027 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 521 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 519 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 517 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 516 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.09 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.725 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 511 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 510 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.325 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 510 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 510 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.014 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.06 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 507 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 504 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 504 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 501 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.522 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.323 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 500 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.723 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 500 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.327 km SW of Girard, Texas · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.518 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 498 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.08 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 497 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 490 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 489 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 489 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 489 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 489 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 489 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.825 km E of Forsan, Texas · 488 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 487 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.024 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 485 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.513 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 548 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 548 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 548 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 549 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 549 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 551 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 552 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 553 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 553 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.519 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 555 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.115 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 557 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 557 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.527 km E of Forsan, Texas · 557 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.428 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 557 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.728 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.56 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 567 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.712 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 568 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.97 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 569 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025gshe. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.