M2.1 earthquake 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 12:21 AM CST (06:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-02-18 06:21:42 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.777° N, 100.642° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.617 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.620 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1677 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
- 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1657 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1639 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1622 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022dket. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.