Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 11 km S of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km S of Ackerly, Texas on Tue, Aug 9, 2022, 7:02 AM CDT (12:02 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.7 (mlv), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-09 12:02:28 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.421° N, 101.734° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1496 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1494 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 13
  10. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1489 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1483 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1482 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.0western Texas · 1467 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.3western Texas · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1458 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.7western Texas · 1457 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1454 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1451 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1447 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1508 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1509 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1514 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1516 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1530 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022pmwn (also filed as us6000i9c1). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.