Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26 km NW of Westbrook, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Westbrook, Texas on Tue, May 24, 2022, 1:13 AM CDT (06:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-24 06:13:34 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.518° N, 101.214° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1586 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
  4. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1581 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1578 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.221 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1577 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1576 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1575 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 10
  10. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1574 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1570 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1570 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1569 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.1western Texas · 1565 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.511 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1565 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1565 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1564 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1564 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1564 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1564 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1562 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1561 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.330 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1558 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.417 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1547 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.414 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.418 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1534 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.015 km ENE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1533 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.127 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1596 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.818 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1599 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1600 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1600 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.624 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas · 1601 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.96 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1608 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1616 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022kbth (also filed as us7000hc53). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.