Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km SW of Fort Davis, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Fort Davis, Texas on Tue, Mar 5, 2024, 11:19 PM CST (05:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 27 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-06 05:19:14 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.512° N, 103.969° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 934 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.77 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.924 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 932 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.313 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 927 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.08 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.712 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.18 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 918 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.813 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 915 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.69 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.810 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.88 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 903 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.521 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 900 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.727 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 897 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 894 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.833 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 892 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.527 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 890 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.023 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 885 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.521 km SE of Alpine, Texas · 882 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.711 km NNE of Alpine, Texas · 882 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.811 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 946 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 948 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.819 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.517 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.712 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.925 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 958 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.925 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 962 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.225 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 962 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.79 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024epeg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC.