Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km S of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km S of Westbrook, Texas on Tue, Aug 20, 2024, 4:09 AM CDT (09:09 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 28 km SW of Garden City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-20 09:09:21 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.185° N, 100.975° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 193 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.67 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.328 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 767 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.726 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 766 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.912 km W of Forsan, Texas · 766 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.712 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 766 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.024 km W of Garden City, Texas · 765 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 763 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 762 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.821 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 761 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.514 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.821 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.918 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 755 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 754 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 754 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.421 km W of Gail, Texas · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 752 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 751 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.79 km W of Forsan, Texas · 750 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.310 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 746 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.921 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.58 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.128 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 739 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 739 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.323 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 737 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.216 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 737 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.622 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.830 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.223 km W of Garden City, Texas · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.717 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.223 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 734 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.727 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 733 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.814 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.57 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.812 km N of Snyder, Texas · 732 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 729 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.314 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.717 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 728 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.621 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 728 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.715 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.123 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 725 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.125 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 770 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.523 km W of Garden City, Texas · 771 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.527 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 772 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.530 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.930 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 772 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.828 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 775 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.515 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 9
  16. 1.77 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 778 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.127 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 779 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.728 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 780 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024qiov. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.