Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Sep 19, 2022, 11:42 AM CDT (16:42 UTC), 7 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-09-19 16:42:35 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.392° N, 101.646° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1468 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1467 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.7western Texas · 1466 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1463 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1463 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1461 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.330 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1461 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.431 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1461 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.233 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1460 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1449 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1448 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1444 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1443 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1442 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1440 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1435 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1433 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1429 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.0western Texas · 1429 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1426 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.4western Texas · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.63 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1425 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.920 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1421 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.521 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.821 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.822 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.918 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.021 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1417 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 2.0western Texas · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1480 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.04 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1482 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.219 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1483 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1483 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1483 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1484 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1487 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1491 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.510 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.819 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1495 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.119 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1495 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.118 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1498 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.213 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1503 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 13
  17. 2.08 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1504 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022skdj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.