Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 15 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km N of Snyder, Texas on Fri, Aug 5, 2022, 5:19 AM CDT (10:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km S of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-05 10:19:55 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.855° N, 100.926° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1509 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1502 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1501 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.618 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1499 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 14
  11. 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1497 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1496 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1495 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1495 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
  18. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1493 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1490 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1487 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1483 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1479 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.3western Texas · 1467 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.3western Texas · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.7western Texas · 1458 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1516 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.127 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.015 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1530 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1530 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022pfld (also filed as us6000i8bt). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.