Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17 km NW of Big Spring, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Big Spring, Texas on Thu, Jun 2, 2022, 6:49 AM CDT (11:49 UTC), 1 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-02 11:49:56 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.353° N, 101.625° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1574 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1572 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 10
  5. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1566 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.1western Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.511 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1559 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1558 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1555 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1554 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1544 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1543 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1531 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1518 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1516 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  3. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.626 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1590 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1592 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1593 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.110 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.7western Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.19 km N of Odessa, Texas · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.818 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1596 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1597 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.624 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas · 1598 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.96 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1605 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022kspx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.