M2.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, Aug 22, 2022, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- TX
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-08-22 20:46:13 UTC
- Depth
- 7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.764° N, 100.666° W
- Region
- Texas
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | TX | Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 8 stations |
| 2.4 | mb_Lg, Lg-wave body | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.106 · 47 stations |
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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1498 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1494 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1490 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.3western Texas · 1479 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.7western Texas · 1469 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1466 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1460 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.4western Texas · 1457 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
Before
- 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1506 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 13
- 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
- 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1509 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
- 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
- 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 14
- 1.618 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1512 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1513 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1520 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1522 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1527 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1533 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
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