Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-24 20:10:04 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.777° N, 100.636° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 27
  10. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.716 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.116 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.79 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.317 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 5.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2,607
  24. 3.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.317 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 131
  28. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 26
  29. 1.614 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  30. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 92
  31. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 28
  32. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 54
  33. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 26
  34. 2.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 24
  35. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 8
  36. 2.215 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  38. 1.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 13
  40. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.715 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.117 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 793 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.416 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.227 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 4.513 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 115
  58. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  60. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.316 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 795 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.018 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.618 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 796 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.018 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.018 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.619 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024omcb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.