Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas on Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 9:47 PM CST (03:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 32 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-21 03:47:16 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.418° N, 101.783° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 976 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.519 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.433 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.033 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.432 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.719 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.719 km N of Stanton, Texas · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 973 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 973 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.811 km S of Forsan, Texas · 973 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 972 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.721 km SE of Midland, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 969 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 965 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 965 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 964 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 964 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 963 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 963 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 963 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 962 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.712 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 962 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 962 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.117 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 962 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 961 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.917 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 961 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 960 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.521 km N of Stanton, Texas · 959 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.718 km N of Snyder, Texas · 959 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 959 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.521 km N of Stanton, Texas · 958 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 957 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 957 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 956 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 956 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 3.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 954 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.826 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 954 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.92 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 953 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.523 km W of Garden City, Texas · 952 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.511 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 950 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.95 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 950 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.63 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 950 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.82 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 949 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 949 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 2.319 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 977 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 978 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.221 km W of Garden City, Texas · 978 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.523 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 978 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.423 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 978 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 980 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.932 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 981 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 981 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 981 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024bkvo. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC.