M2.6 earthquake 22 km NNW of Midland, Texas

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 16, 2022, 10:59 PM CST

UTC

2022-12-17 04:59:20 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.196° N, 102.160° W

Region

Texas

Felt reports

15

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

70°

Stations used

18

• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast409 kmE

After

1. 3.19 km SE of Midland, TexasSun, Dec 18, 10:01 AM CST · 1374 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 13
2. 2.311 km SE of Midland, TexasSun, Dec 18, 1:04 PM CST · 1374 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.323 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Dec 19, 3:42 AM CST · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Dec 19, 7:45 PM CST · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.712 km SSE of Midland, TexasTue, Dec 20, 6:07 AM CST · 1372 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
6. 3.2western TexasWed, Dec 21, 3:12 AM CST · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 35
7. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, TexasSat, Dec 24, 4:32 PM CST · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
8. 1.75 km SE of Midland, TexasMon, Dec 26, 11:55 AM CST · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
9. 3.613 km NE of Jal, New MexicoMon, Dec 26, 8:12 PM MST · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 8
10. 2.233 km NE of McKinney Acres, TexasMon, Jan 2, 4:49 PM CST · 1359 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.529 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Jan 4, 2:42 AM CST · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Jan 5, 1:11 AM CST · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.020 km N of Stanton, TexasThu, Jan 5, 5:44 PM CST · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.721 km N of Stanton, TexasFri, Jan 6, 11:34 AM CST · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Jan 6, 11:38 PM CST · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.422 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Jan 9, 1:11 AM CST · 1353 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.08 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Jan 9, 2:55 PM CST · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
18. 2.628 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Jan 10, 7:09 AM CST · 1351 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.67 km E of Gardendale, TexasWed, Jan 11, 4:36 PM CST · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, TexasWed, Jan 11, 9:09 PM CST · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
21. 1.722 km N of Stanton, TexasThu, Jan 12, 1:03 PM CST · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
22. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, TexasFri, Jan 13, 12:05 AM CST · 1349 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
23. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSat, Jan 14, 6:07 PM CST · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
24. 1.623 km N of Midland, TexasSun, Jan 15, 10:12 PM CST · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
25. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Jan 17, 5:38 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
26. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasTue, Jan 17, 9:56 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
27. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Jan 17, 1:33 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, TexasTue, Jan 17, 1:47 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
29. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, TexasTue, Jan 17, 7:20 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
30. 1.8western TexasWed, Jan 18, 11:27 AM CST · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
31. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, TexasFri, Jan 20, 12:07 PM CST · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSat, Jan 21, 8:33 AM CST · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
33. 2.716 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 3:22 AM MST · 1339 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, TexasSun, Jan 22, 6:35 AM CST · 1339 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
35. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Jan 22, 11:02 AM CST · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
36. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Jan 24, 8:55 AM CST · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
37. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasThu, Jan 26, 10:05 AM CST · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
38. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, TexasFri, Jan 27, 2:46 PM CST · 1334 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
39. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Jan 30, 12:42 AM CST · 1332 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
40. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Jan 30, 12:55 AM CST · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
41. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Feb 1, 1:16 PM CST · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
42. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Feb 2, 9:34 PM CST · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
43. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasFri, Feb 3, 1:15 PM CST · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
44. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, TexasFri, Feb 3, 8:21 PM CST · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
45. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, TexasSat, Feb 4, 12:31 PM CST · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
46. 2.3western TexasSun, Feb 5, 2:18 PM CST · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
47. 1.911 km N of Midland, TexasSun, Feb 5, 5:57 PM CST · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
48. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, TexasSun, Feb 5, 10:47 PM CST · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
49. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Feb 6, 7:20 AM CST · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
50. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Feb 6, 7:45 AM CST · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
51. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Feb 7, 7:01 AM CST · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
52. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Feb 7, 8:55 AM CST · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
53. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, TexasTue, Feb 7, 7:28 PM CST · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
54. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Feb 7, 7:46 PM CST · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, TexasSat, Feb 11, 10:12 PM CST · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
56. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Feb 12, 10:33 AM CST · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
57. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, TexasSun, Feb 12, 12:12 PM CST · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, TexasMon, Feb 13, 5:20 PM CST · 1317 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
59. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, TexasMon, Feb 13, 7:41 PM CST · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
60. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Feb 14, 4:01 PM CST · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 10

Before

1. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Dec 16, 10:57 PM CST · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
2. 1.8western TexasFri, Dec 16, 7:07 PM CST · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
3. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Dec 16, 5:38 PM CST · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 42
4. 5.2Range Hill, TexasFri, Dec 16, 5:35 PM CST · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2,405
5. 2.917 km N of Stanton, TexasWed, Dec 14, 9:27 PM CST · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.1western TexasTue, Dec 6, 2:04 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
7. 3.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Dec 2, 8:28 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
8. 1.817 km NE of Jal, New MexicoFri, Nov 25, 4:29 PM MST · 1397 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Nov 25, 5:27 AM CST · 1397 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.3western TexasThu, Nov 24, 5:58 PM CST · 1398 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.2western TexasThu, Nov 24, 5:50 PM CST · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.64 km SE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Nov 23, 7:19 PM CST · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.35 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Nov 23, 7:04 PM CST · 1399 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.56 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Nov 23, 7:04 PM CST · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.916 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasThu, Nov 17, 7:00 AM CST · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ypvz (also filed as us6000j9xm). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.