M2.3 earthquake 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Rotan, Texas on Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 12:34 AM CST (06:34 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-02-18 06:34:37 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.778° N, 100.643° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.617 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.620 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1676 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
- 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1656 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1621 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 tx2022dkfe. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.