Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 28 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas on Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 12:52 AM CDT (05:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-07 05:52:24 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.466° N, 102.012° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1508 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1502 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1490 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1487 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1484 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1483 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1475 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1475 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.0western Texas · 1467 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.3western Texas · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1460 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1459 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1453 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1453 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1516 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1518 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1531 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022pith. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.