Texas earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 18 km E of Pleasanton, Texas

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 18 km E of Pleasanton, Texas on Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 12:03 PM CST (18:03 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 17 km E of Pleasanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-11-14 18:03:31 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.941° N, 98.287° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
29
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.7ML, local (Richter)TXPreferred · Final · ±0.1 · 12 stations
3.8Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · 10 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
4.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.5 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

29 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 186°, dip 64°, rake -146°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 80°, dip 60°, rake -30°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 180.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024wkjs (also filed as us7000nrtm). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.