Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Sep 18, 2022, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-18 08:01:10 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.110° N, 102.130° 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, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3western Texas · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1466 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1465 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.915 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1460 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1459 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1459 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1459 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1458 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1456 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1447 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1442 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1440 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.027 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1439 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1439 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1433 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1432 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1431 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.0western Texas · 1427 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1425 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1425 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1425 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.4western Texas · 1424 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.63 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1424 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.920 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1419 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1419 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.521 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.821 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.822 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.918 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.021 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1416 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.116 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1414 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1478 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1481 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1481 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1481 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1481 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1489 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1490 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1493 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1493 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1496 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022shqq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.