Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Mon, May 30, 2022, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-30 22:19:48 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.265° N, 101.930° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1579 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1577 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1576 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  5. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1575 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1570 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1564 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1564 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1562 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1559 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1558 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1547 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1535 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1530 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1526 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1522 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1582 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.626 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1588 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1596 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1597 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.110 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.7western Texas · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.19 km N of Odessa, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.818 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1600 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1601 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.624 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas · 1602 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.96 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1609 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022knye. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.