Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km SE of Alpine, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Alpine, Texas on Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 10:37 PM CDT (03:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 35 km E of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-29 03:37:10 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.221° N, 103.508° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km NNE of Alpine, Texas · 881 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.521 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.017 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 862 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.522 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 853 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.822 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 845 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.817 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 840 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.68 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 839 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.613 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 835 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.19 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.735 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 830 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.023 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 885 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.527 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 890 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.833 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 892 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 893 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.727 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 897 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ijsa. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.