Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 27 km E of Big Lake, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 27 km E of Big Lake, Texas on Thu, May 2, 2024, 5:57 AM CDT (10:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-02 10:57:28 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.215° N, 101.176° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 857 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.626 km W of Garden City, Texas · 856 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 844 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.926 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 838 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 838 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.226 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 838 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.326 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas · 828 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.326 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas · 828 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.634 km SE of Midland, Texas · 827 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.627 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 827 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.525 km S of Stanton, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.325 km W of Garden City, Texas · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.528 km W of Garden City, Texas · 885 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.628 km W of Garden City, Texas · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.628 km W of Garden City, Texas · 890 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.625 km W of Garden City, Texas · 892 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.025 km W of Garden City, Texas · 905 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 909 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.825 km W of Garden City, Texas · 909 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.724 km W of Garden City, Texas · 909 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.925 km W of Garden City, Texas · 909 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024iptd (also filed as us6000mvtn). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.