Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas on Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-21 19:49:53 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.332° N, 101.084° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.328 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 768 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 768 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.726 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 767 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.912 km W of Forsan, Texas · 767 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 767 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.024 km W of Garden City, Texas · 766 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 766 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 766 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 765 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.335 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 764 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.525 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 764 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.615 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 764 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.215 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.117 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.821 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 761 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.517 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.514 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 758 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.821 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 756 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.918 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 756 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 756 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 755 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 755 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.421 km W of Gail, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.014 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 754 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.011 km W of Forsan, Texas · 753 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 752 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.79 km W of Forsan, Texas · 751 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.310 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.818 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 748 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.015 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 747 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 747 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 747 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 747 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 747 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 746 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 746 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.921 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.58 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 744 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.917 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 744 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 5.12024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2,031
  49. 2.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 190
  52. 1.733 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 27
  53. 2.033 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 9
  54. 1.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 21
  57. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.514 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.814 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 742 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 2.315 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 771 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.819 km S of Westbrook, Texas · 771 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.125 km SSW of Westbrook, Texas · 771 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 771 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.936 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 771 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 771 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 772 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 772 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.523 km W of Garden City, Texas · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.527 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.516 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.530 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.930 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.517 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 774 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.828 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.816 km SW of Rotan, Texas · 776 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 777 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024qlfm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.