Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km SW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Midland, Texas on Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-11 09:00:04 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.969° N, 102.119° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.0western Texas · 1473 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.3western Texas · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1465 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1464 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.915 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1457 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1446 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1445 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1441 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1439 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.027 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1438 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1438 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1432 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1431 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1430 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1426 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.0western Texas · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1424 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1424 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1423 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.4western Texas · 1422 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.63 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1422 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1480 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1480 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1480 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1488 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1489 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1492 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1495 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1503 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ruyc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.