Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Wed, Apr 3, 2024, 2:34 AM CDT (07:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19 km N of Snyder, 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
2024-04-03 07:34:18 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.753° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 910 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 908 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 908 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 908 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 905 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.37 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 903 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.915 km N of Snyder, Texas · 899 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.615 km N of Snyder, Texas · 899 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.815 km N of Snyder, Texas · 899 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 898 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.79 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 897 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 894 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 894 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 894 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 894 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 893 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 889 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 889 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.619 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 887 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 884 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.428 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 877 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 875 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 872 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 869 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.68 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 868 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 868 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.928 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 865 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.628 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 865 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 861 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.529 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 860 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.84 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 860 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.928 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 856 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 855 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.124 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 855 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.917 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.820 km N of Snyder, Texas · 852 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.218 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.126 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 913 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.716 km N of Snyder, Texas · 914 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.510 km W of Rotan, Texas · 915 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 915 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 919 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 921 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 921 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 921 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 924 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 925 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.515 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.514 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.612 km N of Snyder, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.415 km N of Big Spring, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 935 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024gomu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.