Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sat, Jul 27, 2024, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-27 22:30:12 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.777° N, 100.687° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.918 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.724 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 795 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.815 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.818 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.415 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.517 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.518 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.76 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 793 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 793 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.86 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 792 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
  25. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 790 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.610 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.927 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.16 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 788 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 786 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 786 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 786 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 786 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.68 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 785 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 785 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.623 km E of Forsan, Texas · 785 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 785 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 785 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 784 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 783 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.77 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 781 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 780 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.77 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 779 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 778 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  56. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 777 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 777 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 776 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 774 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.815 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 4.513 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 115
  10. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024orte. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.