Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 8:01 AM CDT (13:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 21 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-14 13:01:27 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.403° N, 102.059° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 134.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024scoa. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.