Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km N of Midland, Texas on Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 8:55 AM CDT (13:55 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-07-29 13:55:32 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.220° N, 102.072° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1525 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1521 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1518 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1517 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1516 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1513 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1513 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1511 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1511 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1511 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1499 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1496 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1493 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1492 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1484 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1484 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1484 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1483 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1481 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.0western Texas · 1476 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.3western Texas · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1531 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1540 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1552 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1552 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022osxs. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.