Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Mon, Aug 1, 2022, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-01 19:08:39 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.265° N, 101.917° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1508 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1489 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1483 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1482 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.0western Texas · 1467 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.3western Texas · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1458 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1454 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1516 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.924 km N of Midland, Texas · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.55 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1530 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1543 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022oyup (also filed as us6000i797). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.