Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 10:44 PM CDT (03:44 UTC), 7 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-08-13 03:44:12 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.682° N, 100.696° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 178 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 9
  2. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 781 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 779 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 778 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.125 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 776 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 776 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.67 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.912 km W of Forsan, Texas · 772 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 769 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 768 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 768 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.514 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.918 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 761 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 760 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.421 km W of Gail, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 758 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.79 km W of Forsan, Texas · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.310 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 754 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 752 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 749 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.323 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 743 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 740 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.223 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.57 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 738 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.314 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 734 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 731 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.614 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.114 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.015 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 727 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 726 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 725 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.727 km E of Forsan, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 785 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.77 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 787 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 787 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 787 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 787 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 788 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 788 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 790 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.623 km E of Forsan, Texas · 790 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.68 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 790 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 791 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 791 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 791 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024pvjp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.