Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km S of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km S of Forsan, Texas on Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 11:53 AM CST (17:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 37 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

Garden City forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-01-24 17:53:19 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.011° N, 101.388° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 982 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.721 km SE of Midland, Texas · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 974 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 974 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 973 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 973 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 973 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 972 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.712 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 972 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 972 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.117 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.917 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 970 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.521 km N of Stanton, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 969 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.521 km N of Stanton, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 966 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 966 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 964 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.826 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 964 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.92 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 963 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.523 km W of Garden City, Texas · 962 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 961 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 961 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.511 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 960 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 960 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.95 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 960 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.63 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 960 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.82 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 959 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 959 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 959 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.925 km W of Garden City, Texas · 959 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 958 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.823 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.528 km SE of Midland, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.523 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 956 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 956 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 956 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.633 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 955 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.68 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 953 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.610 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 983 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.719 km N of Stanton, Texas · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.719 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 984 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.432 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.033 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.433 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.519 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 986 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 986 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.713 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.319 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 988 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.221 km W of Garden City, Texas · 988 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.523 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 988 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024brjz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.