Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km SW of Girard, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Girard, Texas on Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 9:19 AM CST (15:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-03-06 15:19:18 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.235° N, 100.835° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 939 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.612 km N of Snyder, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.515 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.510 km W of Rotan, Texas · 916 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.716 km N of Snyder, Texas · 914 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 912 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 904 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.915 km N of Snyder, Texas · 900 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.615 km N of Snyder, Texas · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.815 km N of Snyder, Texas · 900 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 899 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.428 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 883 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.625 km N of Snyder, Texas · 942 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.018 km N of Snyder, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.118 km N of Snyder, Texas · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 946 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 946 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.718 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 952 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 955 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 955 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 955 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024epya. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.