Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-06 05:14:53 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.775° N, 100.683° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.3western Texas · 1471 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.3western Texas · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1466 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.7western Texas · 1461 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.4western Texas · 1450 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1435 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1430 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1429 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1428 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1486 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1491 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1493 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1497 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1498 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
  6. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1499 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1501 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  12. 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14
  13. 1.618 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1503 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1503 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1505 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1508 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1513 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022rlnd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.