Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 28 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Sun, Mar 10, 2024, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 21 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-10 08:45:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.773° N, 101.935° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ewtc (also filed as us7000m4iq). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.