Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 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
2024-10-05 20:29:37 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.745° N, 100.673° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.114 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.015 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 727 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 726 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 725 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.727 km E of Forsan, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 717 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.96 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 716 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.512 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 712 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 712 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 712 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 712 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 708 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 708 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 708 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.213 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 707 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 706 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.615 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 706 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 706 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 706 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 705 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 704 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 704 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 704 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 704 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.923 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.723 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 703 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 702 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 702 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.15 km W of Rotan, Texas · 699 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 698 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 698 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 697 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.62 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 694 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.924 km E of Forsan, Texas · 694 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 693 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 693 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 692 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 692 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.424 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 691 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.67 km WNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 691 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.123 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 690 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 690 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.824 km E of Forsan, Texas · 690 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 690 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 689 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 731 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.314 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 734 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 738 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.57 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.223 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 740 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.323 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 743 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 749 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 752 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024tpmy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.