Moderate magnitude 4.1 quake hits 39 miles northwest of Victoria, Texas, United States in the morning
4.1 quake 39 mi west of Victoria, Texas, USA, Oct 9, 2023 8:59 am (GMT -5)

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.1 quake in the United States near Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, only 22 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday, October 9th, 2023, at 8:59 am local time at a very shallow depth of 4.7 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake as well. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Nordheim (pop. 320) located 3 miles from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Yorktown (pop. 2,100) located 7 miles from the epicenter, Karnes City (pop. 3,400) 18 miles away, and Cuero (pop. 7,100) 22 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Victoria (pop. 67,600) located 39 miles from the epicenter, Seguin (pop. 27,900) 47 miles away, Schertz (pop. 43,100) 57 miles away, New Braunfels (pop. 70,500) 60 miles away, and San Antonio (pop. 1,469,800) 62 miles away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 9, 2023 8:59 am (GMT -5) local time (9 Oct 2023 13:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 7.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.96°N / 97.62°W (DeWitt, Texas, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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