M2.7 earthquake 11 km S of Forsan, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km S of Forsan, Texas on Thu, Aug 1, 2024, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC), 9 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 14 stations
2.7	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.053 · 93 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 142.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ozsg (also filed as us6000nhau). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC.