Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 9:14 PM CST (03:14 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-21 03:14:12 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.766° N, 100.655° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.68 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 949 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 945 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.622 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 945 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.724 km E of Forsan, Texas · 945 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.023 km ENE of Forsan, Texas · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.118 km N of Snyder, Texas · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.018 km N of Snyder, Texas · 942 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 942 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.15 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 942 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 942 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.16 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 940 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.625 km N of Snyder, Texas · 940 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 940 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 939 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.021 km SW of Girard, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 934 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.415 km N of Big Spring, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.612 km N of Snyder, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.514 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 925 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.515 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 924 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 923 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 923 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 920 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 919 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 919 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 918 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 914 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.510 km W of Rotan, Texas · 914 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.716 km N of Snyder, Texas · 912 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.126 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 912 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 911 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 910 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 909 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 909 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 907 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 906 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 952 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 952 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 953 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 953 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 953 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 955 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 955 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 956 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.82 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 956 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.63 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 957 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.95 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 957 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 957 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.511 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 957 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 957 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 958 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 959 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024dplb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.