Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Thu, May 12, 2022, 1:33 AM CDT (06:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-12 06:33:22 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.270° N, 101.946° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.818 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1598 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.19 km N of Odessa, Texas · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.7western Texas · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.110 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1595 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1592 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.626 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1585 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1580 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  15. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1577 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1575 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1574 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1573 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 10
  20. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1573 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1569 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1569 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1568 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1562 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1562 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1560 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1557 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1556 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1545 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1544 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1598 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.624 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas · 1600 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.96 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1607 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1614 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.29 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1614 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.69 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1621 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1625 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022jfvw (also filed as us6000hkhx). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.