Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Sat, Jul 16, 2022, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-16 23:21:07 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.405° N, 101.579° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1536 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1532 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1528 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1518 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1517 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1515 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1514 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1513 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1508 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.618 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1505 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 14
  23. 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1504 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1504 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1502 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1501 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 13
  30. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1496 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  32. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1493 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1493 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1493 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1490 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1489 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1485 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1481 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1481 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1481 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1480 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1549 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1549 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1560 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1561 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1564 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1566 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1566 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022nvww. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.