Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 13 km SW of Rotan, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Rotan, Texas on Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 10:32 PM CDT (03:32 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-10-28 03:32:58 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.782° N, 100.580° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 699 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 699 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.923 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 696 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.723 km SE of Coahoma, Texas · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 695 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 695 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 693 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.519 km N of Snyder, Texas · 693 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.15 km W of Rotan, Texas · 692 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.015 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 691 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.915 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 691 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 690 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.62 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 689 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 689 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 687 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.924 km E of Forsan, Texas · 687 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 687 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 685 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 685 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.424 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 684 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.67 km WNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 684 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.123 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 683 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.824 km E of Forsan, Texas · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 683 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.625 km N of Snyder, Texas · 681 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.018 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 680 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.016 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 679 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.118 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.818 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 679 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 677 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 677 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.315 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.626 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 671 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 669 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 667 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 666 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 666 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.522 km E of Forsan, Texas · 662 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 660 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 659 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 657 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 656 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 3.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 652 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.56 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.915 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 702 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 705 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 705 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.523 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 705 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 705 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.223 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 706 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.512 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 706 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.75 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 708 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.96 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 716 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.727 km E of Forsan, Texas · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 719 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.116 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.622 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 719 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.323 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.015 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 720 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024vefl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.