Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Oct 9, 2022, 1:18 AM CDT (06:18 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-09 06:18:23 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.771° N, 100.662° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.917 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1437 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1432 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1431 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1430 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.819 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1408 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.216 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.516 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1401 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.123 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.49 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1460 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.88 km WNW of Westbrook, Texas · 1461 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.7western Texas · 1463 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.227 km SW of Girard, Texas · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.3western Texas · 1473 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.019 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ttww. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.