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M3.4 earthquake 16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 2:04 AM CDT (07:04 UTC), 6 km (4 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
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-08-12 07:04:54 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.420° N, 101.592° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1500 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.618 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1499 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 14
  9. 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1497 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1496 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1495 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1494 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 13
  16. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1493 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1489 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1487 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1483 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1482 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1479 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.3western Texas · 1467 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.0western Texas · 1467 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.3western Texas · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1458 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.7western Texas · 1457 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1454 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1451 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1447 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1446 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.4western Texas · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1444 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1508 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1509 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1514 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1516 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.015 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1530 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1530 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022przf (also filed as us6000ia5j). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.