Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 11:16 PM CDT (04:16 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-23 04:16:32 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.812° N, 100.644° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.916 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 799 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.316 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.919 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.618 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 799 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.719 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.619 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.018 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.018 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.618 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  26. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.018 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 3.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.316 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.817 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 3.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 4.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 27
  49. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.79 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 81
  4. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 799 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1,959
  6. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 801 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 802 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.96 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 802 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.66 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 803 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.722 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 803 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 803 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 803 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 803 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.314 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 804 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.820 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 804 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 809 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 810 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.715 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 811 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.914 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 811 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ojbu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.