Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20 km NW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Westbrook, Texas on Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 4:24 AM CDT (09:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-18 09:24:11 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.478° N, 101.170° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 802 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.123 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 802 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.77 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 802 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.424 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 802 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.124 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 802 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.522 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 802 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.722 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 802 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.66 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 801 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.96 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 801 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.59 km E of Midland, Texas · 800 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.623 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.234 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 799 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1,959
  16. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 81
  18. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  19. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.717 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.918 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.518 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.115 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  25. 1.617 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.916 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 798 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.016 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 798 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.316 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.018 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.515 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.919 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.618 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.817 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.719 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.619 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.816 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.018 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.018 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.224 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 797 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.618 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  46. 2.118 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.018 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.816 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.034 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.017 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 3.115 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.316 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.914 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 803 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.621 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 803 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.121 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 803 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.921 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 804 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.720 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 804 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.521 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 804 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.233 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 805 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.922 km W of Garden City, Texas · 805 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.021 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 805 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.512 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 808 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.326 km W of Garden City, Texas · 808 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.217 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 808 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.814 km SW of Westbrook, Texas · 809 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.521 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 810 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.715 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 810 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.914 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 810 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.914 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 810 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 812 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.714 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 812 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.414 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 813 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024oahs. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.