Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 18 km NW of Big Spring, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Big Spring, Texas on Thu, May 12, 2022, 1:05 PM CDT (18:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-12 18:05:04 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.369° N, 101.614° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
10

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.19 km N of Odessa, Texas · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.7western Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.110 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1593 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1591 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1590 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.626 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  14. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1577 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1575 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1574 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1572 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
  20. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1566 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  24. 3.1western Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.511 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1558 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1558 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1555 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1554 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1543 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1596 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.624 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas · 1598 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.96 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1605 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.69 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1619 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1623 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022jgss (also filed as us6000hkms). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.