Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 11:06 AM CDT (16:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-27 16:06:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.964° N, 100.905° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1454 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.4western Texas · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1431 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1426 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1425 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1420 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1407 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.819 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1402 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.3western Texas · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.3western Texas · 1467 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1479 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.017 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1487 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022sysf (also filed as us6000inpy). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.