Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 20 km NNW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Stanton, Texas on Mon, Nov 18, 2024, 1:28 PM CST (19:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km NW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-11-18 19:28:31 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.310° N, 101.836° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 674 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.838 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.433 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 674 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.318 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.512 km S of Forsan, Texas · 673 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.624 km E of Forsan, Texas · 673 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 670 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 670 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 668 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.626 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 666 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 664 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.625 km NE of Crane, Texas · 663 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 663 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.840 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 662 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 662 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 662 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.630 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 662 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 661 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.624 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 661 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 660 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.638 km SE of Odessa, Texas · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.222 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 658 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.710 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 658 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.522 km E of Forsan, Texas · 658 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.116 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 656 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.235 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.811 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  36. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.520 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.031 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 654 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.726 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 653 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 653 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.521 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 653 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 652 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.824 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 652 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.331 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 650 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 648 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.724 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 647 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.414 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.020 km NW of Midland, Texas · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.819 km NW of Midland, Texas · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.714 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.019 km NW of Midland, Texas · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.519 km NW of Midland, Texas · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.419 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 646 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.526 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 645 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 644 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.229 km S of Stanton, Texas · 644 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.61 km NW of Midland, Texas · 644 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 674 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.118 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 675 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.018 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 675 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.07 km SE of Midland, Texas · 676 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.523 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 678 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.025 km E of Forsan, Texas · 678 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.824 km E of Forsan, Texas · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.716 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 678 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.123 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 678 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.836 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.67 km WNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.424 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 680 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 680 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 681 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.333 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 682 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.524 km E of Forsan, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.924 km E of Forsan, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.023 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 685 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024wrup (also filed as us7000nsh8). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.