Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km N of Stanton, Texas on Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 1:09 AM CDT (06:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 15 km N of Big Spring, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-14 06:09:08 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.319° N, 101.821° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km N of Big Spring, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.332 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 924 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 922 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.735 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 922 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.531 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 920 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.58 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.514 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 919 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 918 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 917 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 917 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.77 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 916 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 34
  12. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 915 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 915 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 915 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.821 km N of Stanton, Texas · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.723 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 914 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.125 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 914 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.925 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 914 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.536 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 913 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 912 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 912 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.418 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 911 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.625 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 911 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.828 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 911 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 910 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.528 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 910 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.622 km W of Garden City, Texas · 910 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 908 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.535 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 907 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 906 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.126 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 906 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 906 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.338 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 906 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 906 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 905 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.925 km W of Garden City, Texas · 904 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.724 km W of Garden City, Texas · 904 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.72 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 903 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.825 km W of Garden City, Texas · 903 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 903 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.539 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 903 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 902 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.916 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.624 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 901 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.625 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 901 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.025 km W of Garden City, Texas · 900 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.836 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 899 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.73 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 899 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.53 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 899 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.518 km N of Stanton, Texas · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 898 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.69 km W of Forsan, Texas · 898 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.813 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 898 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 897 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.63 km S of Midland, Texas · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.722 km W of Garden City, Texas · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.336 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.836 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.628 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.923 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 928 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 929 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.634 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.837 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 12
  13. 1.533 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 933 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 933 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.635 km SE of Midland, Texas · 933 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 934 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 934 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.625 km E of Forsan, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.16 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 935 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.427 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024fdvw. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.