A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Westbrook in Texas on Monday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:05:59 / 8:05 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.0745 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/25 / 2025-12-22 08:05:59 / December 22, 2025 @ 8:05 am. Exact location, longitude -101.069° West, latitude 32.149° North, depth = 1.0745 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: tx2025zcgxfp. Id of event: tx2025zcgxfp.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sweetwater, Snyder, Big Spring (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Big Spring (c. 27 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Snyder (c. 11 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Sweetwater (c. 10 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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