Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 39 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Sun, May 19, 2024, 10:54 PM CDT (03:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km NW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-20 03:54:05 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.365° N, 102.102° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
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: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 855 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.618 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 854 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.84 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 853 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.530 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 851 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 850 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 850 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.626 km W of Garden City, Texas · 850 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 849 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 849 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.124 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 848 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 845 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.532 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 844 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.218 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 844 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.932 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 842 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 840 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 838 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.240 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.833 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 837 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.837 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.74 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.419 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 835 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.139 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.86 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 834 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.613 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 833 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 833 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.926 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 832 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.226 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 832 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 831 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 831 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 829 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.714 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 828 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 828 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.614 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 827 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 827 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 826 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.029 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 826 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.022 km E of Forsan, Texas · 826 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.734 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 825 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.533 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 825 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.79 km W of Forsan, Texas · 824 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 823 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.56 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 823 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 822 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.110 km W of Forsan, Texas · 821 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.634 km SE of Midland, Texas · 821 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 821 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 821 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.817 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 821 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.627 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 821 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.136 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 820 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.116 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 858 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 860 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 862 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.715 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.516 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.017 km NW of Midland, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.724 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 865 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 865 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.514 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.924 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jwcd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.