Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 5:50 AM CDT (10:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-08-27 10:50:57 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.746° N, 100.657° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 766 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 765 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.514 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.918 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 759 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 758 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.421 km W of Gail, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 755 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 750 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 746 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 745 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 745 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.323 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 741 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.223 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 737 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 737 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.57 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 735 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.314 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 732 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 728 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.614 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.114 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 725 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.015 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 724 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 723 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.727 km E of Forsan, Texas · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.96 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 713 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.512 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 710 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 709 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 709 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 767 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.67 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 772 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 773 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 774 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.125 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 774 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 778 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 780 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 780 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.77 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 781 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 783 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.77 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 784 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 785 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 785 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 786 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024qvms. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.