Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 9:34 PM CDT (02:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-09-11 02:34:28 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.773° N, 100.642° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
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: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 749 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 745 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.323 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 740 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 739 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.223 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 736 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.57 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 735 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 734 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.314 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 731 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 731 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 731 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 727 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.614 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.114 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.723 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.015 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 723 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 723 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 722 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 722 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.727 km E of Forsan, Texas · 722 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 713 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.96 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 711 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.512 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 709 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 709 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 709 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 709 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 708 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 704 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.213 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 704 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.615 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 703 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 702 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 702 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 702 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 701 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 700 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 700 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.923 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 700 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.723 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 699 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 698 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 698 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.15 km W of Rotan, Texas · 696 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 695 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 754 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 756 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.421 km W of Gail, Texas · 756 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 756 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.918 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 758 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.514 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 764 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 766 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 766 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 771 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 773 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 773 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.125 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024rwgx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC.