Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 7:49 PM CDT (00:49 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-09-14 00:49:18 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.123° N, 102.171° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
14

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.3western Texas · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1468 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1466 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.915 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1461 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1460 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1460 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1460 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1460 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1460 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1448 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1447 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1443 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1443 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1441 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.027 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1440 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1433 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1433 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1429 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.0western Texas · 1428 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1426 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.4western Texas · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.63 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1425 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.920 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1420 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1420 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1480 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1482 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1482 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1482 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1482 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1490 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1495 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1495 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1498 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022rzuj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.