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M1.9 earthquake 28 km ESE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Midland, Texas on Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 8:30 AM CDT (13:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km NW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-10-20 13:30:01 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.857° N, 101.820° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.529 km SE of Midland, Texas · 712 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.65 km SE of Midland, Texas · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 709 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.516 km SE of Stanton, Texas · 709 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.61 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 706 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 706 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 706 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.835 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.911 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 703 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 702 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.923 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.723 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 701 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 699 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.514 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 699 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 699 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 3.021 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.513 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 698 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 695 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.62 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 694 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 694 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.924 km E of Forsan, Texas · 691 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 691 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.333 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 691 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 690 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.424 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 689 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.67 km WNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 689 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.836 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 688 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.123 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 687 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 687 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.716 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.824 km E of Forsan, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 687 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 687 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.07 km SE of Midland, Texas · 685 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.018 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 684 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.118 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 684 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 684 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.818 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 683 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.838 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.433 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 683 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.512 km S of Forsan, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 713 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.813 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.434 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 715 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.314 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 716 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 717 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.436 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 717 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 717 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.710 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 719 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.226 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 720 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.527 km NE of Crane, Texas · 721 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.82 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 721 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.62 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.611 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 722 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024uqje. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.