Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km SW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Rotan, Texas on Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 1:10 AM CDT (06:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-03-14 06:10:43 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.773° N, 100.572° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
33

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 203 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.611 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 201 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.610 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 200 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.810 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 198 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 197 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.422 km ESE of Forsan, Texas · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 192 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.517 km N of Snyder, Texas · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.024 km E of Forsan, Texas · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.917 km N of Snyder, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.812 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 187 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.07 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 180 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.97 km N of Westbrook, Texas · 180 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.026 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 175 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.517 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 169 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.620 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 167 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.327 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 3.326 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.225 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 165 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.120 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 164 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 163 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.116 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.823 km E of Forsan, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 154 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.36 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.718 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.910 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 203 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.019 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.110 km W of Rotan, Texas · 206 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.518 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.521 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 214 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 214 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 215 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 217 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.014 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.97 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 221 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 227 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 228 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.55 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026fcqovv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.