Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km N of Snyder, Texas on Thu, Jan 27, 2022, 2:28 AM CST (08:28 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-27 08:28:15 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.841° N, 100.942° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1684 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.118 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.617 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1681 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.620 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.619 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1659 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1656 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1656 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1653 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.217 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1734 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022bwdw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.