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M1.5 earthquake 9 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 11:43 PM CST (05:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-18 05:43:05 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.925° N, 102.336° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1681 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1680 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1677 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.511 km N of Midland, Texas · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1673 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 37
  14. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1666 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1655 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.8western Texas · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 8
  19. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1653 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1650 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1650 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 17
  23. 1.922 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1645 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.733 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1643 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.126 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1641 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1641 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1634 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1624 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1684 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1686 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 58
  4. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.810 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.324 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1691 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022dkdm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.