Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 12:56 PM CST (18:56 UTC), 7 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-01-18 18:56:39 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.757° N, 100.647° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.423 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.114 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.614 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.314 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 983 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.719 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 981 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 980 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.425 km N of Snyder, Texas · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 973 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.712 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 970 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.117 km SSE of Westbrook, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.718 km N of Snyder, Texas · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 967 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 965 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 964 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 962 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.92 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 961 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 961 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 960 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 959 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.511 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 958 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 958 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.95 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 958 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.63 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 958 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 957 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.82 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 957 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 957 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 957 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 956 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 955 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 955 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 954 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.718 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 952 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.68 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 951 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 946 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 987 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 987 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.615 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.16 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 987 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 990 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 990 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 994 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 994 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 997 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 998 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1000 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024bgnb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.