Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Wed, May 18, 2022, 4:39 AM CDT (09:39 UTC), 7 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-18 09:39:24 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.266° N, 101.933° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.626 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
  5. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1575 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1572 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  10. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1571 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1566 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1559 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1558 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1555 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1554 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1543 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1543 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1531 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1592 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1593 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.110 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.7western Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.19 km N of Odessa, Texas · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.818 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1596 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1596 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.624 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas · 1598 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.96 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1605 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.29 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1613 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.69 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  18. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1620 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022jrba. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.