Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 11:40 AM CST (17:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-28 17:40:04 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.266° N, 101.928° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1662 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 37
  2. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1662 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1650 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  5. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1650 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.8western Texas · 1650 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 8
  7. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1648 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 17
  11. 1.922 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1641 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.733 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1638 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.126 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1636 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1636 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1630 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1623 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1619 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.69 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  21. 2.29 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1669 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.511 km N of Midland, Texas · 1670 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1672 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1673 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1673 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1675 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1679 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1682 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 58
  16. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022edid. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.