Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 7:33 AM CST (13:33 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-09 13:33:08 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.293° N, 102.147° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.324 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1693 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 58
  11. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1688 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1683 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1681 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1678 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.511 km N of Midland, Texas · 1677 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1675 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 37
  27. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1668 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1656 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  30. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1656 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.8western Texas · 1656 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 8
  32. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1654 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1651 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 17
  36. 1.922 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1647 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.733 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1644 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.126 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1642 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1642 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1642 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1636 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.710 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1697 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.734 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1698 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1699 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 55
  16. 1.511 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1700 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.59 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1703 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  19. 2.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 14
  20. 2.39 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022cuhl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.