Texas earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 2:12 AM CDT (07:12 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-08-14 07:12:29 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.780° N, 100.702° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
9
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
6.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.9 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 37°, dip 58°, rake -103°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 241°, dip 34°, rake -70°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 775 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.125 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 770 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 770 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 764 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 762 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.514 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.918 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 756 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 755 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.421 km W of Gail, Texas · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 751 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 747 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.323 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 737 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 737 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 735 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.223 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 734 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 734 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.57 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 732 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.314 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 729 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 725 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.614 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 722 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 722 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.114 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 722 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 721 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.015 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 721 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 720 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 720 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.727 km E of Forsan, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 717 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 778 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 779 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 780 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.77 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 781 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 781 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 781 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 783 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 784 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.623 km E of Forsan, Texas · 784 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.68 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 784 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 785 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024pxly (also filed as us6000nk0u). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.