Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 3:17 PM CST (21:17 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 17 km NW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-12-26 21:17:57 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.411° N, 102.049° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 635 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.017 km NW of Midland, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 634 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.523 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 632 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.618 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 632 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 631 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 631 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.910 km W of Forsan, Texas · 630 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.124 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 630 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.710 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.810 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.912 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 629 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.734 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.710 km W of Forsan, Texas · 629 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.510 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 628 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.911 km S of Forsan, Texas · 624 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 624 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 623 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.717 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 621 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.510 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 620 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.520 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 619 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.615 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 618 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.615 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 618 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.210 km W of Forsan, Texas · 618 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.52 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 617 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.739 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 616 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.214 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 616 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 616 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.59 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 615 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.69 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 615 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.815 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 614 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.55 km SE of Midland, Texas · 612 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 611 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 611 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.024 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 610 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 607 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.514 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 606 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.614 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 606 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.124 km E of Forsan, Texas · 605 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.726 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 603 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.723 km E of Forsan, Texas · 602 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 601 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 601 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.321 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.628 km E of Forsan, Texas · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.59 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.136 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 598 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 598 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 598 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.520 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 636 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 636 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.618 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.837 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 638 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.519 km SE of Midland, Texas · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.224 km E of Forsan, Texas · 640 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.733 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 640 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 640 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 640 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.337 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 642 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.823 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.85 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 643 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.61 km NW of Midland, Texas · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024zjji. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.