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M1.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Midland, Texas on Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 9:52 AM CDT (14:52 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-10-27 14:52:45 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.944° N, 102.016° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.835 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.99 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.911 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 703 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 702 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.923 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.723 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 701 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 699 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 699 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 699 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.021 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.513 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 698 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 695 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.62 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 694 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 694 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.924 km E of Forsan, Texas · 691 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 691 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.333 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 691 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 690 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.424 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 689 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.67 km WNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 689 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.836 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 688 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.123 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 687 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 687 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.716 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.824 km E of Forsan, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 687 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 687 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.07 km SE of Midland, Texas · 685 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.018 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 684 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 684 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.838 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.433 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 683 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.512 km S of Forsan, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 682 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 679 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.65 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 679 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.626 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 675 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 673 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.625 km NE of Crane, Texas · 672 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 672 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.840 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 671 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 671 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 671 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.630 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 671 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 670 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 670 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 669 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.638 km SE of Odessa, Texas · 669 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.222 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 668 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 667 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.710 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 667 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.61 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 706 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.516 km SE of Stanton, Texas · 709 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 709 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 710 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.65 km SE of Midland, Texas · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.529 km SE of Midland, Texas · 712 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.928 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 713 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 713 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.813 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024vdgj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.