Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 2:24 AM CDT (07:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-08 07:24:45 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.422° N, 101.544° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.78 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.27 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.912 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.87 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1076 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.510 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1074 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.827 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.6western Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.413 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1071 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1071 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1070 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.216 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1070 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.016 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.939 km N of Midland, Texas · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.124 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.98 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.028 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1056 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.923 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1056 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.322 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  36. 3.318 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.731 km NE of Andrews, Texas · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.022 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 24
  41. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  43. 4.120 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 15
  44. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.69 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.218 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.819 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.88 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.12 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1048 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.620 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.420 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.94 km S of Sand Springs, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.8western Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 3.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 11
  58. 1.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.722 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 1083 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1084 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.316 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.7western Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.518 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 1086 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.1western Texas · 1087 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.97 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.322 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.08 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.2western Texas · 1089 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.19 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1089 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.426 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.09 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023tsdo (also filed as us6000ldz4). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.