M3.1 earthquake 27 km SW of Girard, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Girard, Texas on Fri, Jul 22, 2022, 2:37 AM CDT (07:37 UTC), 8 km (5 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 11 stations
2.6	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.067 · 96 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

3.015 km ENE of Hermleigh, TexasSun, Jul 17, 1:30 AM CDT · 1539 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ofqt (also filed as us7000hslm). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.