Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Mon, Jul 29, 2024, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-29 19:52:27 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.782° N, 100.647° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 792 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.025 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 791 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.86 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 791 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.815 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 10
  9. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.927 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 788 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 787 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.16 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 787 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 785 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 785 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.68 km ESE of Coahoma, Texas · 784 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.623 km E of Forsan, Texas · 784 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.526 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 784 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.89 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 781 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 781 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 781 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.77 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 781 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 779 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 779 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.77 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 3.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 9
  40. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 775 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.125 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 770 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 770 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.67 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 763 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 762 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.514 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.918 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 756 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 755 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.421 km W of Gail, Texas · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.918 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.517 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 792 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.415 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.818 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.815 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 793 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.724 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 794 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.918 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.815 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ovfe. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.