Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Fri, May 31, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-05-31 23:00:52 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.764° N, 100.627° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 854 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.820 km N of Snyder, Texas · 853 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 851 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 851 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 850 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 850 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.35 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 849 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 848 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 847 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.74 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 845 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.419 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 845 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.47 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 844 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 844 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 844 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 844 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 844 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 844 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 843 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.86 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.926 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 840 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 840 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 839 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 839 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.022 km E of Forsan, Texas · 835 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 832 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.326 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas · 831 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.326 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas · 831 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 831 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 829 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.78 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 829 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 3.324 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 828 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.023 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 828 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 820 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 820 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.020 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 820 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 816 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.914 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 815 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.914 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 814 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.715 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 814 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 813 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 812 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.820 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 806 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.314 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 806 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 806 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 806 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 806 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 806 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.722 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 806 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.66 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 805 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  57. 1.96 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 805 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 805 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 804 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 4.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 802 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1,959

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.124 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 857 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 857 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 858 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.928 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.84 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 862 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.529 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.628 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 866 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.928 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 867 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 869 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.68 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 869 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 870 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 870 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 870 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 874 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024krqn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.