Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Wed, May 1, 2024, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14 km ESE of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-01 10:06:57 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.359° N, 102.064° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km S of Stanton, Texas · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.314 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 873 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.823 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 873 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.516 km NW of Midland, Texas · 872 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.619 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 872 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.66 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.332 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 871 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 871 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.57 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 871 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.66 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 870 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.65 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 869 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 869 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 865 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.724 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 865 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.017 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.516 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.715 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 862 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 860 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 860 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.116 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 858 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.839 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 855 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.618 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 854 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.84 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 853 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.530 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 851 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 3.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 850 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 850 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.626 km W of Garden City, Texas · 850 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 849 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 849 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.124 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 847 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 845 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.532 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 844 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.218 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 844 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.932 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 842 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.35 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 840 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 840 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 838 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 838 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.325 km W of Garden City, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 876 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.832 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.712 km W of Forsan, Texas · 877 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 877 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.613 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.528 km W of Garden City, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.619 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 879 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.628 km W of Garden City, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.528 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.024 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 882 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 882 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 883 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024invw. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.