Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas on Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 8:31 PM CST (02:31 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-18 02:31:06 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.304° N, 101.043° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.615 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.716 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.231 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.918 km ESE of Ackerly, Texas · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.96 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 978 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.423 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.715 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.221 km W of Garden City, Texas · 978 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.530 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.532 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 977 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.114 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 977 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.614 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.314 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 977 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.319 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 976 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.713 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 976 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.132 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.519 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 975 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.433 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.032 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.033 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.432 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 975 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 974 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.719 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.719 km N of Stanton, Texas · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.527 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 973 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 972 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.811 km S of Forsan, Texas · 972 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.725 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 972 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.721 km SE of Midland, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.019 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.425 km N of Snyder, Texas · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 965 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.66 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 965 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 964 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 964 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.232 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 962 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 962 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 962 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.712 km NE of Coahoma, Texas · 962 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.825 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 980 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.932 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 980 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.725 km W of Garden City, Texas · 980 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 981 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.825 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.525 km E of Forsan, Texas · 982 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.726 km E of Forsan, Texas · 982 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.723 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 983 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.621 km N of Stanton, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.626 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.525 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.823 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 989 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.116 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.623 km N of Snyder, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.524 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 990 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024bfgo. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.