Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km NW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Westbrook, Texas on Thu, May 23, 2024, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-23 20:31:50 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.387° N, 101.041° 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, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 858 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.021 km N of Stanton, Texas · 856 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.611 km W of Forsan, Texas · 856 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.626 km W of Garden City, Texas · 856 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 855 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 855 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 854 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.124 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas · 854 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.610 km W of Forsan, Texas · 851 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.532 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 851 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.917 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.820 km N of Snyder, Texas · 851 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 851 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.218 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.932 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 849 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 848 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 848 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.623 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 848 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 847 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.35 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 847 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 847 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 845 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 845 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.627 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 845 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.240 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 844 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.837 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 843 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.74 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 843 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 842 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.419 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 842 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 842 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.723 km W of Garden City, Texas · 842 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.47 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.916 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 3.316 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.86 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 840 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 840 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.613 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 839 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 839 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.926 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 839 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 839 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.226 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 838 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.926 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 837 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.610 km W of Rotan, Texas · 837 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.616 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.714 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.619 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 834 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 834 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.614 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 834 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.529 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 859 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 860 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.618 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.839 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 863 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.628 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 863 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.928 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 866 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.68 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 866 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.614 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.717 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 867 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.920 km N of Stanton, Texas · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 869 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 870 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024kcvo (also filed as us6000n0jw). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.