Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Stanton, Texas on Sat, Sep 10, 2022, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-10 23:10:05 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.272° N, 101.904° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1471 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.0western Texas · 1467 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.3western Texas · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1458 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1454 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1452 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1451 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1447 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1446 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1444 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1440 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1435 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1433 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.027 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1432 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1432 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1426 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1424 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1420 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.0western Texas · 1420 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1418 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1418 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.4western Texas · 1416 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.63 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1416 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1482 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1483 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1489 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.219 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.316 km SW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.09 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.416 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1501 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.010 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.416 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ruer. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.