M2.4 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 11:25 AM CDT (16:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-09 16:25:49 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.766° N, 100.648° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2196 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
- 2.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bkg2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.