Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Thu, Nov 3, 2022, 9:15 AM CDT (14:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-03 14:15:36 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.372° N, 101.654° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0western Texas · 1420 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1418 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1417 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.4western Texas · 1416 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.63 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1416 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.920 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1412 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1409 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.521 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1409 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1409 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1409 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.821 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1409 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.822 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1409 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.918 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1409 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.021 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1409 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1408 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1406 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.819 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1402 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.35 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1400 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.64 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.2western Texas · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.3western Texas · 1399 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.123 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.1western Texas · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.418 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1380 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1379 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 5.2Range Hill, Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2,405
  31. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 42
  32. 1.8western Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  34. 2.622 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 15
  35. 3.19 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1375 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13
  36. 2.311 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1375 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.323 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1374 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.712 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1373 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 3.2western Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 35
  41. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.75 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1367 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1424 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1426 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1432 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.027 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1432 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1433 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1435 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1440 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1444 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1446 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1446 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022voee. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.