M3.1 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, May 27, 2024, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 26 stations
2.7	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.061 · 114 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 154.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024kkpd (also filed as us6000n1dh). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.