Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Midland, Texas on Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 11:05 PM CST (05:05 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-12 05:05:26 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.123° N, 102.179° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 58
  5. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1683 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1676 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1676 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.511 km N of Midland, Texas · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1672 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1672 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 37
  21. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1665 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1658 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1654 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  24. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.8western Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 8
  26. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1651 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1648 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 17
  30. 1.922 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1644 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.733 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1641 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.126 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1639 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1639 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1639 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1633 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1630 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.324 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1690 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1691 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.710 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 9
  14. 1.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1694 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.734 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022czdf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.