M1.6 earthquake 18 km NW of Midland, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 4:50 AM CST

UTC

2022-02-20 10:50:29 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.130° N, 102.194° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

19

• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast18 kmNW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast405 kmE

After

1. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, TexasSun, Feb 20, 7:19 PM CST · 1681 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasTue, Feb 22, 12:07 AM CST · 1680 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Feb 24, 12:51 AM CST · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
4. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, TexasThu, Feb 24, 1:50 AM CST · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
5. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasThu, Feb 24, 10:42 AM CST · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, TexasFri, Feb 25, 12:43 AM CST · 1677 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.511 km N of Midland, TexasSat, Feb 26, 3:32 PM CST · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Feb 28, 12:35 AM CST · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, TexasMon, Feb 28, 11:40 AM CST · 1673 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Mar 7, 6:38 AM CST · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 37
11. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Mar 7, 10:56 AM CST · 1666 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, TexasMon, Mar 14, 9:59 PM CDT · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
13. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasFri, Mar 18, 7:41 PM CDT · 1655 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
14. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasFri, Mar 18, 7:45 PM CDT · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.8western TexasSat, Mar 19, 7:40 AM CDT · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 8
16. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, TexasSun, Mar 20, 10:18 PM CDT · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Mar 21, 3:19 AM CDT · 1653 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
18. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Mar 23, 3:22 PM CDT · 1650 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Mar 24, 2:08 AM CDT · 1650 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 17
20. 1.922 km SE of Midland, TexasMon, Mar 28, 11:41 AM CDT · 1645 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
21. 1.733 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Mar 31, 3:12 AM CDT · 1643 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
22. 2.126 km NE of Gardendale, TexasSat, Apr 2, 1:13 AM CDT · 1641 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Apr 2, 2:11 AM CDT · 1641 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
24. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Apr 2, 2:40 PM CDT · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.917 km N of Stanton, TexasFri, Apr 8, 11:59 AM CDT · 1634 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Apr 11, 1:22 PM CDT · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, TexasFri, Apr 15, 7:15 AM CDT · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
28. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Apr 18, 5:49 PM CDT · 1624 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
29. 2.69 km SE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Apr 21, 3:21 AM CDT · 1622 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 7

Before

1. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, TexasSat, Feb 19, 7:05 AM CST · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, TexasThu, Feb 17, 11:44 PM CST · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, TexasThu, Feb 17, 11:43 PM CST · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, TexasThu, Feb 17, 4:33 PM CST · 1684 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.924 km W of Garden City, TexasTue, Feb 15, 11:14 AM CST · 1686 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
6. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Feb 14, 5:29 PM CST · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 58
7. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSun, Feb 13, 1:50 PM CST · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Feb 12, 3:39 PM CST · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.816 km NW of Midland, TexasSat, Feb 12, 4:20 AM CST · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.716 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Feb 11, 11:05 PM CST · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.616 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Feb 11, 10:52 PM CST · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.816 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Feb 11, 7:26 PM CST · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.316 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Feb 11, 4:45 PM CST · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
14. 3.324 km W of Garden City, TexasThu, Feb 10, 11:45 AM CST · 1691 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, TexasWed, Feb 9, 9:33 AM CST · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, TexasWed, Feb 9, 7:33 AM CST · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, TexasWed, Feb 9, 4:01 AM CST · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, TexasMon, Feb 7, 3:57 PM CST · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, TexasMon, Feb 7, 12:52 PM CST · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, TexasMon, Feb 7, 7:43 AM CST · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022doeq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC.