Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km E of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km E of Forsan, Texas on Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 12:36 AM CST (06:36 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 21 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-28 06:36:28 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.150° N, 101.113° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.712 km W of Forsan, Texas · 943 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 943 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 942 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 942 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.626 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.023 km ENE of Forsan, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.118 km N of Snyder, Texas · 941 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 941 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 941 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.018 km N of Snyder, Texas · 941 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.15 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.427 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.16 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 939 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.625 km N of Snyder, Texas · 939 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 939 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 938 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.635 km SE of Midland, Texas · 938 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 937 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.837 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 12
  33. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 935 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 934 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 933 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.628 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 932 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.836 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 931 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.336 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 930 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.722 km W of Garden City, Texas · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.63 km S of Midland, Texas · 928 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.621 km N of Stanton, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.415 km N of Big Spring, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.332 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 928 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.612 km N of Snyder, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.531 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 925 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.514 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 924 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.515 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 923 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 922 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 922 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 921 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.77 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 921 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 34
  59. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 920 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 3.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 2.828 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 944 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.127 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 944 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.028 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 944 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.622 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 945 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.610 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.68 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 948 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.718 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.633 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 950 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 951 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 951 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ecmg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.