M2.9 earthquake 17 km N of Stanton, Texas

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 14, 2022, 9:27 PM CST

UTC

2022-12-15 03:27:25 UTC

Depth

9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.288° N, 101.791° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

45°

Stations used

24

• Stanton, TexasPopulation 2,936. Forecast18 kmN
• Big Spring, TexasPopulation 28,862. Forecast30 kmW
• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast42 kmNE
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast422 kmW

After

1. 5.2Range Hill, TexasFri, Dec 16, 5:35 PM CST · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2,405
2. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Dec 16, 5:38 PM CST · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 42
3. 1.8western TexasFri, Dec 16, 7:07 PM CST · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
4. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Dec 16, 10:57 PM CST · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
5. 2.622 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Dec 16, 10:59 PM CST · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 15
6. 3.19 km SE of Midland, TexasSun, Dec 18, 10:01 AM CST · 1375 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 13
7. 2.311 km SE of Midland, TexasSun, Dec 18, 1:04 PM CST · 1375 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.323 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Dec 19, 3:42 AM CST · 1375 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Dec 19, 7:45 PM CST · 1374 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.712 km SSE of Midland, TexasTue, Dec 20, 6:07 AM CST · 1373 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
11. 3.2western TexasWed, Dec 21, 3:12 AM CST · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 35
12. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, TexasSat, Dec 24, 4:32 PM CST · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
13. 1.75 km SE of Midland, TexasMon, Dec 26, 11:55 AM CST · 1367 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.233 km NE of McKinney Acres, TexasMon, Jan 2, 4:49 PM CST · 1360 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.529 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Jan 4, 2:42 AM CST · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
16. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Jan 5, 1:11 AM CST · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.020 km N of Stanton, TexasThu, Jan 5, 5:44 PM CST · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.721 km N of Stanton, TexasFri, Jan 6, 11:34 AM CST · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Jan 6, 11:38 PM CST · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, TexasSat, Jan 7, 2:32 AM CST · 1356 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
21. 2.422 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Jan 9, 1:11 AM CST · 1354 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.08 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Jan 9, 2:55 PM CST · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.628 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Jan 10, 7:09 AM CST · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
24. 1.67 km E of Gardendale, TexasWed, Jan 11, 4:36 PM CST · 1351 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, TexasWed, Jan 11, 9:09 PM CST · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
26. 1.722 km N of Stanton, TexasThu, Jan 12, 1:03 PM CST · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
27. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, TexasFri, Jan 13, 12:05 AM CST · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, TexasSat, Jan 14, 6:07 PM CST · 1348 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
29. 1.623 km N of Midland, TexasSun, Jan 15, 10:12 PM CST · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
30. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Jan 17, 5:38 AM CST · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
31. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasTue, Jan 17, 9:56 AM CST · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
32. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Jan 17, 1:33 PM CST · 1345 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
33. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, TexasTue, Jan 17, 1:47 PM CST · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
34. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, TexasTue, Jan 17, 7:20 PM CST · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
35. 1.8western TexasWed, Jan 18, 11:27 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
36. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, TexasFri, Jan 20, 12:07 PM CST · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
37. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSat, Jan 21, 8:33 AM CST · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
38. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, TexasSun, Jan 22, 6:35 AM CST · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
39. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, TexasSun, Jan 22, 11:02 AM CST · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
40. 2.215 km NNW of Snyder, TexasSun, Jan 22, 12:53 PM CST · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Jan 24, 8:55 AM CST · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
42. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasThu, Jan 26, 10:05 AM CST · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
43. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, TexasFri, Jan 27, 2:46 PM CST · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
44. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Jan 30, 12:42 AM CST · 1333 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Jan 30, 12:55 AM CST · 1333 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
46. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Feb 1, 1:16 PM CST · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
47. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Feb 2, 9:34 PM CST · 1329 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasFri, Feb 3, 1:15 PM CST · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
49. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, TexasFri, Feb 3, 8:21 PM CST · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.07 km WNW of Westbrook, TexasSat, Feb 4, 5:55 AM CST · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
51. 2.37 km WNW of Westbrook, TexasSat, Feb 4, 9:41 AM CST · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
52. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, TexasSat, Feb 4, 12:31 PM CST · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
53. 2.3western TexasSun, Feb 5, 2:18 PM CST · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
54. 1.911 km N of Midland, TexasSun, Feb 5, 5:57 PM CST · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
55. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, TexasSun, Feb 5, 10:47 PM CST · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
56. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Feb 6, 7:20 AM CST · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
57. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Feb 6, 7:45 AM CST · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
58. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Feb 7, 7:01 AM CST · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
59. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Feb 7, 8:55 AM CST · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
60. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, TexasTue, Feb 7, 7:28 PM CST · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 2.1western TexasTue, Dec 6, 2:04 AM CST · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
2. 3.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Dec 2, 8:28 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
3. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Nov 25, 5:27 AM CST · 1399 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.3western TexasThu, Nov 24, 5:58 PM CST · 1399 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.2western TexasThu, Nov 24, 5:50 PM CST · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.64 km SE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Nov 23, 7:19 PM CST · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
7. 2.35 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Nov 23, 7:04 PM CST · 1400 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.56 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Nov 23, 7:04 PM CST · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.916 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasThu, Nov 17, 7:00 AM CST · 1406 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, TexasTue, Nov 15, 5:21 AM CST · 1409 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ymby (also filed as us6000j9bk). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.