Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10 km ENE of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Stanton, Texas on Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 5:50 PM CDT (22:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-18 22:50:19 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.170° N, 101.694° 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, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
21

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1560 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1558 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1557 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1546 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1545 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1533 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1529 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1519 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1511 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1510 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1506 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1505 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1569 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1570 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1570 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1573 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1575 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1576 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1578 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1580 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 10
  15. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1586 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.626 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022lwrs. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.