Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Thu, May 16, 2024, 11:42 AM CDT (16:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-16 16:42:18 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.828° N, 100.557° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 866 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.928 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.628 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 863 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 860 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.529 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 859 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.84 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 859 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.928 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 858 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 855 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 854 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.124 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 854 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.917 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.820 km N of Snyder, Texas · 851 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 848 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 848 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 848 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 847 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.35 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 847 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 846 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 845 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.74 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 843 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 842 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.47 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.86 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 841 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.926 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 837 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 837 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 834 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 834 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.022 km E of Forsan, Texas · 832 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 829 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 3.326 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas · 829 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.326 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas · 829 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 828 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 827 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.78 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 826 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 3.324 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 825 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.023 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 825 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 818 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 818 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.020 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 817 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 813 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.914 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 812 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.914 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 811 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.715 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 811 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 868 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 871 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 874 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 876 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 879 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.428 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 881 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 883 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.619 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 886 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 892 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 892 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 893 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 893 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 893 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.79 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 896 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jptm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.