M2.1 earthquake 16 km NNW of Marfa, Texas
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Marfa, Texas on Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 12:57 AM CDT (05:57 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 33 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-18 05:57:28 UTC
- Depth
- 11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.446° N, 104.079° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.333 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1638 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.721 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1628 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.225 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1616 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1615 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.035 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022fjia. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.