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M2.0 earthquake 8 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 13 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-08-21 02:44:48 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.707° N, 100.717° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1503 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 13
  2. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1498 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1495 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1491 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1487 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1483 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.3western Texas · 1475 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.3western Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.7western Texas · 1466 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1463 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1463 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.4western Texas · 1454 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1505 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 14
  7. 1.618 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1507 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1512 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1517 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1519 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1524 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.127 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1533 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022qicd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.