Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km N of Midland, Texas on Sat, Feb 26, 2022, 3:32 PM CST (21:32 UTC), 8 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
2022-02-26 21:32:12 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.101° N, 102.102° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1674 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 37
  4. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1667 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1656 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1656 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.8western Texas · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  9. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1653 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1650 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 17
  13. 1.922 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1646 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.733 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1643 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.126 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1641 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1641 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1635 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1632 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1625 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.69 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1622 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  23. 2.29 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1618 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1677 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1678 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1680 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1687 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 58
  14. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022dzyu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.