Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 19 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19 km N of Snyder, Texas on Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 12:16 PM CDT (17:16 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-03-15 17:16:57 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.896° N, 100.891° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1653 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1653 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1651 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1639 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1638 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1629 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1622 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1615 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.624 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas · 1600 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1599 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.818 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1598 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1657 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.620 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1677 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.617 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.118 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1682 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022fery (also filed as us6000h4s4). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.