Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 12:17 AM CDT (05:17 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-03-17 05:17:27 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.804° N, 100.559° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.422 km ESE of Forsan, Texas · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 191 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.517 km N of Snyder, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.024 km E of Forsan, Texas · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.917 km N of Snyder, Texas · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.812 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 186 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.07 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.97 km N of Westbrook, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.026 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.725 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 170 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 167 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.620 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 165 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.327 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.326 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.225 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 163 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.120 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 162 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.519 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 162 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.116 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.823 km E of Forsan, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 153 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.518 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 150 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.36 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.718 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.714 km N of Snyder, Texas · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.628 km N of Sterling City, Texas · 139 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 199 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.611 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 200 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.911 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 202 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.313 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 202 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.910 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 202 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.019 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.110 km W of Rotan, Texas · 205 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.518 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.521 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 211 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.014 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 218 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.97 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 219 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 226 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026fibzow. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.