Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 11:56 PM CDT (04:56 UTC), 8 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-07-23 04:56:50 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.745° N, 100.656° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 186.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ojdc (also filed as us6000ner6). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.