Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-09 21:15:55 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.378° N, 102.091° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 896 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 147
  2. 1.921 km N of Stanton, Texas · 896 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.921 km N of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.720 km N of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.810 km W of Forsan, Texas · 895 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.321 km N of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.821 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.617 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.613 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.79 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 887 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.918 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.018 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.69 km W of Forsan, Texas · 886 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.719 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.818 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.420 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.920 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.625 km W of Garden City, Texas · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 886 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.816 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.714 km E of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 885 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.619 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.418 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 885 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.023 km E of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.628 km W of Garden City, Texas · 883 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.619 km E of Jal, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 881 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.528 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.628 km W of Garden City, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.619 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 879 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.528 km W of Garden City, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.613 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 877 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.712 km W of Forsan, Texas · 877 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.832 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 3.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 876 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.325 km W of Garden City, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 875 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.525 km S of Stanton, Texas · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.314 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 873 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 873 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.516 km NW of Midland, Texas · 872 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.619 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.66 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.332 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 871 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 897 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.813 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 897 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.69 km W of Forsan, Texas · 897 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 897 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.518 km N of Stanton, Texas · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.53 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 898 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 898 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.836 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 899 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.025 km W of Garden City, Texas · 899 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 902 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 902 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.825 km W of Garden City, Texas · 902 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.72 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 902 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.724 km W of Garden City, Texas · 903 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024hamx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.