Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km W of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km W of Rotan, Texas on Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-06-15 03:12:04 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.837° N, 100.578° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 838 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 838 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.022 km E of Forsan, Texas · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 831 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.326 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.326 km WNW of Robert Lee, Texas · 830 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.25 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 830 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 828 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.78 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 828 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.324 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 827 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.023 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 827 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 819 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 819 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.020 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 819 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 815 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.914 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 814 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.914 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 813 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.715 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 813 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 812 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 811 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.820 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 805 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.314 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 805 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 805 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 805 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 805 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 805 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.722 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 805 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.66 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 804 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  34. 1.96 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 804 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 804 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 803 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 4.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1,959
  38. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 4.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 81
  40. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  41. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.717 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 801 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 10
  47. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.916 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 801 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.316 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.919 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.618 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.719 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.926 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 839 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.86 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 842 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 842 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 843 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 843 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 843 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 843 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 843 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.47 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 843 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 844 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.74 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 844 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 846 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 847 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.35 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 848 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 849 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 849 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 849 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 850 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.820 km N of Snyder, Texas · 852 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024lrnz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.