Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28 km NE of Crane, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Crane, Texas on Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 12:43 PM CDT (17:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-03 17:43:34 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.579° N, 102.134° 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 IV, light shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 120.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024riuw (also filed as us6000npiq). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC.