Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 6:47 PM CDT (23:47 UTC), 7 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-16 23:47:30 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.775° N, 100.653° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  2. 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1503 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1503 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1501 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1500 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 13
  9. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1495 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1492 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1484 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.3western Texas · 1472 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.7western Texas · 1463 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1460 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1460 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.4western Texas · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1506 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1514 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1516 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1521 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.127 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022qaoh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.