Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Fri, Jul 26, 2024, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 13 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-07-26 20:36:28 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.773° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.117 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 799 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 4.513 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 115
  17. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.815 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.918 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.724 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 798 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.815 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.818 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.415 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.517 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.518 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.76 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 796 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 3.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 795 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.86 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 795 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 3.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 10
  50. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.610 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.927 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.16 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 789 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
  3. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.215 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 24
  8. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 26
  9. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 54
  10. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 28
  11. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 92
  12. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 26
  14. 3.317 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 131
  15. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 5.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2,607
  19. 2.317 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024opty. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.