Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 64 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 64 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas on Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 5:53 AM CDT (10:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-03-29 10:53:36 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.562° N, 104.537° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.920 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 3.261 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.864 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.69 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 914 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.810 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 913 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 912 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.428 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.329 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 911 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 910 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 910 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.636 km W of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 910 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.955 km W of Mentone, Texas · 910 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.449 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 910 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 910 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.117 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 909 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.88 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.966 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 919 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.666 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.813 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 920 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024gfpw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.