Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 7:49 PM CDT (00:49 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-07 00:49:47 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.833° N, 100.579° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 533 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 533 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.716 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 533 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.816 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 532 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.523 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 529 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.823 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 520 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.027 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 519 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 518 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 516 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 516 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.725 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 510 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 509 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.325 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 509 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 509 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 3.014 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 509 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 3.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 508 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 507 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.06 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 506 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 503 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 500 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.522 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.323 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 499 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.723 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 499 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.327 km SW of Girard, Texas · 497 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.518 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 497 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.08 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 496 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.027 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 494 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 488 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 488 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.825 km E of Forsan, Texas · 487 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 486 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 486 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.024 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 483 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 480 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 540 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.016 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 540 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.513 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 547 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 547 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 547 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 547 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 548 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 549 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 551 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 551 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 552 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 553 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.115 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 556 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.527 km E of Forsan, Texas · 556 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.428 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 556 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.728 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.56 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 566 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.712 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 567 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.97 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 568 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025gtly. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.