Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Mon, Jul 4, 2022, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-04 23:23:39 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.118° N, 102.132° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1535 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1527 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1521 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1520 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1513 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1512 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1503 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1495 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1492 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1489 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1488 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1548 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1559 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.117 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1560 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1563 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1566 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1566 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.513 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1567 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1576 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1576 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  17. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1577 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022mzyx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.