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M2.3 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-09-17 22:30:16 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.775° N, 100.677° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1470 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.7western Texas · 1464 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1462 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1462 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1456 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.4western Texas · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1439 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1433 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1432 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1432 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1486 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1494 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1497 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.616 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1502 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 13
  8. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.813 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022sgxv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.