Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Thu, Feb 22, 2024, 7:31 AM CST (13:31 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-02-22 13:31:11 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.768° N, 100.638° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
12

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 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 953 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 949 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.622 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 949 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.724 km E of Forsan, Texas · 948 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 947 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 947 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.023 km ENE of Forsan, Texas · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.118 km N of Snyder, Texas · 946 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 946 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 946 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.018 km N of Snyder, Texas · 946 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 946 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.15 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 946 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 946 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.16 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.625 km N of Snyder, Texas · 944 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.021 km SW of Girard, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 937 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.415 km N of Big Spring, Texas · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.612 km N of Snyder, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 929 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.514 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 928 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.515 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 928 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 927 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 926 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 924 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 923 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 923 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 922 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 918 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.510 km W of Rotan, Texas · 917 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.716 km N of Snyder, Texas · 916 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.126 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 916 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 910 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 910 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 910 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 956 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 956 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 956 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 956 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 957 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 957 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 958 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 958 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 959 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 959 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.82 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 959 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 960 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 960 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 961 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 961 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 962 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.615 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 963 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.92 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 963 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024dsba. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.