Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Thu, Feb 15, 2024, 6:00 AM CST (12:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 21 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-15 12:00:03 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.385° N, 101.607° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 953 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.63 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 952 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 952 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.82 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 951 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 951 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.925 km W of Garden City, Texas · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 950 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 949 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.528 km SE of Midland, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 948 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 948 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 948 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 948 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 948 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 948 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.633 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 947 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.68 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 945 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.610 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 942 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.622 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.028 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 940 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.127 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 940 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.828 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 940 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.724 km E of Forsan, Texas · 940 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.712 km W of Forsan, Texas · 940 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 939 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 939 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 939 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 939 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 939 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.626 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 939 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.023 km ENE of Forsan, Texas · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.118 km N of Snyder, Texas · 938 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 938 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 938 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.018 km N of Snyder, Texas · 938 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.523 km W of Garden City, Texas · 955 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 955 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.92 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 955 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.826 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 956 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 956 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 958 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 959 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 959 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 959 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 959 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 959 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.521 km N of Stanton, Texas · 960 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 961 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.718 km N of Snyder, Texas · 961 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.521 km N of Stanton, Texas · 961 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 963 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.917 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 963 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 964 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024dfdk. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.