Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 4:29 AM CDT (09:29 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-23 09:29:19 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.779° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.719 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.619 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.018 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.018 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.618 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.018 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.316 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.817 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 3.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 4.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 27
  34. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.79 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.317 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 5.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2,607
  48. 3.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 3.317 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 131
  52. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 26
  53. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 92
  55. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 28
  56. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 54
  57. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 26
  58. 2.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 24
  59. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 8
  60. 2.215 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.919 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.316 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.916 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.717 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  18. 4.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 81
  19. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 4.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1,959

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ojlt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.