M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 12:44 PM CDT (17:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.1	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 10 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.085 · 46 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022twpa (also filed as us6000isj0). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.