Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km N of Stanton, Texas on Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 6:01 AM CST (12:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 37 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-24 12:01:17 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.303° N, 101.783° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024bqyj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.