Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km SSE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Midland, Texas on Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 30 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-14 19:12:19 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.924° N, 102.027° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1503 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1495 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1492 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1489 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1488 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1480 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1480 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1480 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1479 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.0western Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.3western Texas · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1465 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1464 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1457 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1512 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1513 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1520 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1521 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1527 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1536 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022pwof. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.