Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 10:45 AM CDT (15:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 30 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-29 15:45:59 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.259° N, 101.922° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1490 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1486 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1477 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1477 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1477 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1477 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1470 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.0western Texas · 1470 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.3western Texas · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1463 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1447 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1444 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1443 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1438 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1438 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1436 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.027 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1435 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1435 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1493 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1505 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1507 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.711 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1510 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.033 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1511 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.228 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1519 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022qxry. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.