Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Sun, May 12, 2024, 10:18 AM CDT (15:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 14 km ESE of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-12 15:18:48 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.425° N, 102.074° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.516 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.715 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 862 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 860 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 859 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.116 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 858 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.839 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 856 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 855 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.618 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 854 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.84 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 853 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.530 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 850 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 850 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 849 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.626 km W of Garden City, Texas · 849 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 849 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 848 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.124 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 847 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 845 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.532 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 844 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.218 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 844 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.932 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 842 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.35 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 840 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 840 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 838 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.240 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.833 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.837 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.74 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.419 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 835 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 835 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 3.139 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 834 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.86 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 834 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.613 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 832 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 832 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.926 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 832 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.226 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 831 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 830 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 829 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.714 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 828 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 828 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.614 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 827 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 827 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 3.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 826 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.017 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.724 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 865 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 865 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 869 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 869 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.66 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 870 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.57 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 871 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.332 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 871 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.66 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.619 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.516 km NW of Midland, Texas · 872 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jiir. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.