Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Fri, May 13, 2022, 4:54 AM CDT (09:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 9 km N of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-13 09:54:08 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.944° N, 102.047° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km N of Odessa, Texas · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.7western Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.110 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1593 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1591 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1590 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1582 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 10
  12. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1577 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1575 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1572 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 10
  17. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1570 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1566 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1558 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1557 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1555 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.117 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1554 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1554 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1543 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.818 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1595 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1596 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.624 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas · 1597 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.96 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1605 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.29 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.69 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1619 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1623 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022jhya. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.