Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17 km NE 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
2024-10-30 20:25:36 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.773° N, 100.692° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 702 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 702 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 702 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 702 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.923 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.723 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 701 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 700 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 700 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.15 km W of Rotan, Texas · 697 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 695 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.62 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 695 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 694 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 692 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.924 km E of Forsan, Texas · 692 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 692 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 691 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 690 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 690 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.424 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 689 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.67 km WNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 689 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.123 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 688 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 688 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.824 km E of Forsan, Texas · 688 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 688 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 688 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.625 km N of Snyder, Texas · 686 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 685 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.018 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 685 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 685 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.118 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 684 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.818 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 684 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 682 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.315 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.626 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 676 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 674 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 672 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 671 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 671 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 670 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.522 km E of Forsan, Texas · 667 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 664 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 662 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 661 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 3.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 660 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 657 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.414 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 657 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.512 km W of Rotan, Texas · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.714 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 653 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 653 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 704 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 704 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.213 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 706 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 706 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 706 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 710 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 711 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.512 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 711 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.96 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 715 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024vjdw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.