M1.6 earthquake 1 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Midland, Texas on Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 1:52 AM CST (07:52 UTC), 8 km (5 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.6	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 37 stations
1.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 112.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024yvoe (also filed as us7000nzzr). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.