Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km NNW of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Snyder, Texas on Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 4:44 AM CDT (09:44 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 13 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-20 09:44:57 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.836° N, 100.948° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1502 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13
  3. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1496 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1494 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1486 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.3western Texas · 1474 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.3western Texas · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1470 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.7western Texas · 1464 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1462 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1462 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1456 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.4western Texas · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1504 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1504 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.118 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  5. 3.817 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1506 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 14
  6. 1.618 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1507 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.68 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1508 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1514 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1516 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.515 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1518 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1523 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1529 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.127 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1532 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022qgun (also filed as us6000icbz). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.