Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Sun, Sep 22, 2024, 9:00 PM CDT (02:00 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 34 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-23 02:00:17 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.781° N, 101.993° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.935 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.830 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 734 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.223 km W of Garden City, Texas · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.717 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.223 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 733 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 733 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.814 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 732 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 731 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.736 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 730 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 730 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 728 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.621 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 728 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.234 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.715 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 724 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.021 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 724 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.935 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 723 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.615 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 722 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 721 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 720 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 719 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.727 km E of Forsan, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 718 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.611 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 718 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.62 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.82 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 717 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.527 km NE of Crane, Texas · 717 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.226 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 716 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.710 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 715 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 713 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.436 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 713 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 712 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.314 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.434 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  48. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 710 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 710 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.813 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.928 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 709 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 708 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.529 km SE of Midland, Texas · 708 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 707 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.65 km SE of Midland, Texas · 707 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 736 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.622 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.323 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 737 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.520 km NW of Midland, Texas · 737 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 737 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.820 km NW of Midland, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.719 km NW of Midland, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 738 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 738 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 738 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.128 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 738 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 738 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.920 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 739 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 739 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 739 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ssdu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.