Texas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 33 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 12:24 PM CDT (17:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 34 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-09-27 17:24:53 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.409° N, 102.044° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
23

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 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024taqv (also filed as us7000ngva). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:21 AM UTC.