M2.7 earthquake 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Jan 2, 2024, 1:27 PM CST (19:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. 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 · 21 stations
2.5	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.093 · 30 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 104.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024adia (also filed as us6000m18m). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.