Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 12:56 PM CDT (17:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 16 km NW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-05 17:56:56 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.374° N, 101.643° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 900 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 900 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.025 km W of Garden City, Texas · 899 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.836 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.73 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 898 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.53 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 898 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.518 km N of Stanton, Texas · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 897 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.69 km W of Forsan, Texas · 897 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.813 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 897 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 897 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.638 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 896 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 896 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 147
  17. 1.921 km N of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.921 km N of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.720 km N of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.810 km W of Forsan, Texas · 895 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.321 km N of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.821 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.617 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.915 km N of Snyder, Texas · 891 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.615 km N of Snyder, Texas · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.815 km N of Snyder, Texas · 891 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.613 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.79 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 887 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.69 km W of Forsan, Texas · 886 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.625 km W of Garden City, Texas · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 885 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 885 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 885 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.628 km W of Garden City, Texas · 883 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 881 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.528 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.628 km W of Garden City, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.619 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 879 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.528 km W of Garden City, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.613 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 877 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.712 km W of Forsan, Texas · 876 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.832 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 3.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 3.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 876 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.325 km W of Garden City, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 875 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.525 km S of Stanton, Texas · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 902 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 902 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.825 km W of Garden City, Texas · 902 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.72 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 902 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.724 km W of Garden City, Texas · 903 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.925 km W of Garden City, Texas · 903 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 904 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 905 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.338 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 905 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 905 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.126 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 905 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 905 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.716 km N of Snyder, Texas · 906 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.535 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 906 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 907 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.622 km W of Garden City, Texas · 909 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024gsyi. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.