Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Sat, Jun 11, 2022, 3:24 AM CDT (08:24 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-11 08:24:07 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.411° N, 101.607° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1western Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.511 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1558 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1558 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1555 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1554 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1543 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1530 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.015 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1530 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1518 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1516 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1509 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1508 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1572 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1574 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1575 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1577 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  11. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.626 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1590 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1591 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1593 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.110 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.7western Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022liuq (also filed as us7000hgpf). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.