A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Westbrook in Texas on Thursday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:53:51 / 10:53 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.0557 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: tx2025wwrbyw. Unique identifier: tx2025wwrbyw. Exact location of earthquake, -101.082° West, 32.337° North, depth 7.0557 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/11/25 / 2025-11-20 22:53:51 / November 20, 2025 @ 10:53 pm UTC/GMT.

Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Big Spring (c. 27 300 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Snyder (c. 11 200 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Sweetwater (c. 10 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sweetwater, Snyder, Big Spring (min 5000 pop).

Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 6 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas.

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