Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 8:06 AM CDT (13:06 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-07-25 13:06:37 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.762° N, 100.672° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.2ML, local (Richter)TXPreferred · Final · ±0.2 · 7 stations
2.0mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.154 · 11 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 137.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024onjp (also filed as us6000nfmp). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.