Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km E of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km E of Forsan, Texas on Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 12:05 AM CST (06:05 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 33 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-15 06:05:43 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.121° N, 101.088° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 985 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.932 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.615 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 983 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.423 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.221 km W of Garden City, Texas · 982 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 982 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.114 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 982 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.614 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.314 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 981 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.319 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 981 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.713 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 980 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 980 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.519 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.433 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 3.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 980 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.033 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.432 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 979 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.719 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.719 km N of Stanton, Texas · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 977 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 977 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.811 km S of Forsan, Texas · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 977 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.721 km SE of Midland, Texas · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 973 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.425 km N of Snyder, Texas · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.723 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 987 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 987 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 988 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.722 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.621 km N of Stanton, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 993 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.116 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 994 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 994 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 994 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 994 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 995 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 996 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.722 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 996 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024babd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.