Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2026-03-12 08:48:35 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.189° N, 100.983° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 207 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.812 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.112 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.013 km W of Stanton, Texas · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.910 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 205 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.313 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.413 km W of Stanton, Texas · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.911 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.52 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 203 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.611 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 203 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.610 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 202 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.617 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.811 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.810 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 199 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.713 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 199 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.613 km W of Stanton, Texas · 199 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.623 km SW of Snyder, Texas · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.422 km ESE of Forsan, Texas · 197 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 197 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.113 km W of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.512 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 194 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.713 km W of Stanton, Texas · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.512 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 193 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.011 km S of Forsan, Texas · 192 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 192 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.517 km N of Snyder, Texas · 191 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.024 km E of Forsan, Texas · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.917 km N of Snyder, Texas · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.618 km N of Snyder, Texas · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.518 km N of Snyder, Texas · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.618 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.812 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 189 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.419 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 189 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 189 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.74 km N of Stanton, Texas · 181 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.07 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.97 km N of Westbrook, Texas · 181 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.026 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 180 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 180 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 180 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 177 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 177 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.511 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 177 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.67 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 176 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.512 km W of Stanton, Texas · 175 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.010 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.517 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 174 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.612 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 2.110 km W of Rotan, Texas · 208 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.518 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.413 km W of Forsan, Texas · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.514 km W of Stanton, Texas · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.510 km W of Forsan, Texas · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.211 km W of Forsan, Texas · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.521 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.818 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.02 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.61 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.813 km W of Stanton, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.213 km W of Stanton, Texas · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.615 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.821 km N of Stanton, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.510 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.212 km W of Stanton, Texas · 215 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 216 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 216 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ezejcq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.