Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 9:39 PM CST (03:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 km N of Snyder, 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
2024-03-07 03:39:31 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.760° N, 100.662° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 936 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.415 km N of Big Spring, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.612 km N of Snyder, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.514 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 927 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.515 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 925 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 925 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 922 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 922 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 921 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 920 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 916 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.510 km W of Rotan, Texas · 916 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.716 km N of Snyder, Texas · 914 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.126 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 914 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 912 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 909 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 909 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 909 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 906 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 904 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.915 km N of Snyder, Texas · 900 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.615 km N of Snyder, Texas · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.815 km N of Snyder, Texas · 900 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 899 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.79 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 897 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 894 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 894 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 894 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 890 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 890 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.619 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 888 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 885 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.428 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 883 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.021 km SW of Girard, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 941 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 942 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.625 km N of Snyder, Texas · 942 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.16 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.56 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.15 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.76 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 945 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.018 km N of Snyder, Texas · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.118 km N of Snyder, Texas · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.023 km ENE of Forsan, Texas · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.323 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024eqwl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.