Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km NNE of Alpine, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Alpine, Texas on Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 11:18 AM CDT (16:18 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-29 16:18:25 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.453° N, 103.606° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 876 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.521 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.017 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 862 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.522 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 853 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.122 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 852 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.822 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 845 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.817 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 840 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.68 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 839 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.613 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 835 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.19 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.720 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 830 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.735 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 830 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.924 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 828 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.89 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 821 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.521 km SE of Alpine, Texas · 882 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.815 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 884 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.023 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 885 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.527 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 890 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.833 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 891 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 893 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.727 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 897 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.521 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 900 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.88 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 902 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.810 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.67 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.69 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ikrd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.