Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km SE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Midland, Texas on Tue, Dec 10, 2024, 8:20 AM CST (14:20 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-12-10 14:20:12 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.945° N, 102.031° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 657 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 657 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 656 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.331 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 653 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 652 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.414 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 651 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.020 km NW of Midland, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.819 km NW of Midland, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.714 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.019 km NW of Midland, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.519 km NW of Midland, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.419 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.526 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 650 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.229 km S of Stanton, Texas · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.61 km NW of Midland, Texas · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.736 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 647 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 647 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.337 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 645 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.733 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 645 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.224 km E of Forsan, Texas · 645 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.519 km SE of Midland, Texas · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 643 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.837 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.618 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 641 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.520 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 641 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 641 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 640 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.017 km NW of Midland, Texas · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 638 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.618 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 637 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 636 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 636 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.910 km W of Forsan, Texas · 635 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 3.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.124 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 635 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 635 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 635 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.710 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 634 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.810 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 634 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.912 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.734 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 634 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.710 km W of Forsan, Texas · 633 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  52. 1.510 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 633 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.911 km S of Forsan, Texas · 628 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 628 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 628 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.717 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 625 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.510 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 625 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.520 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 623 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.726 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 657 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 659 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 659 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 659 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.811 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 659 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 660 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 660 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.235 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 660 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 661 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.116 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 661 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.522 km E of Forsan, Texas · 662 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.710 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 663 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 663 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024yfpl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.