Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 13 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 13 km N of Snyder, Texas on Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 1:38 AM CDT (06:38 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-07 06:38:56 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.837° N, 100.938° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1510 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1505 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1503 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.618 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1502 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 14
  10. 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1501 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1499 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1498 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 13
  17. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1497 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1493 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1490 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1486 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1482 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.3western Texas · 1470 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.3western Texas · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1466 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.7western Texas · 1461 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1514 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1519 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.127 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.015 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1533 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1533 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022piuv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.