M3.1 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sat, Aug 10, 2024, 8:00 PM CDT (01:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16 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 · 13 stations
2.9	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.048 · 115 stations

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 174 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024prne (also filed as us6000njfh). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.