Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 6:08 AM CST (12:08 UTC), 8 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-27 12:08:52 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.755° N, 100.642° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 946 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.622 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 946 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.724 km E of Forsan, Texas · 946 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.619 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 945 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.023 km ENE of Forsan, Texas · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.118 km N of Snyder, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.018 km N of Snyder, Texas · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.15 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.16 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.625 km N of Snyder, Texas · 941 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 940 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.021 km SW of Girard, Texas · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 935 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.415 km N of Big Spring, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.612 km N of Snyder, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 926 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.514 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.515 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 925 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 924 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 924 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 921 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 920 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 920 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 919 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 915 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.510 km W of Rotan, Texas · 915 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.716 km N of Snyder, Texas · 913 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.126 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 913 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 911 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 910 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 908 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 908 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 907 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 905 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.915 km N of Snyder, Texas · 899 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.417 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.68 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 950 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.718 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 953 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 953 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.315 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 956 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 956 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 957 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.82 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 957 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 957 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.63 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 958 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 958 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ebbt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.