Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, Jan 1, 2024, 10:57 AM CST (16:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-01-01 16:57:03 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.750° N, 100.637° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1007 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1002 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1001 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1001 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1001 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 994 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 994 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 992 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 991 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 991 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.615 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 991 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 990 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.423 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.114 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 989 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.614 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.314 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 988 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.719 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 984 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.425 km N of Snyder, Texas · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 976 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.712 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 974 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.117 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.718 km N of Snyder, Texas · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 970 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 3.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 968 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 965 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.92 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 964 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 963 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 962 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 962 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1010 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1010 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1010 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.925 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1011 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.318 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.915 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.423 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.317 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.425 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  16. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.226 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1023 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1023 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  20. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1024 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024abho. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.