M2.4 earthquake 16 km SSW of Higgins, Texas
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Higgins, Texas on Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 4:58 AM CDT (09:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-08-18 09:58:23 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.995° N, 100.113° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.715 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.910 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.010 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bgge. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.