Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 5:49 AM CST (11:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Range Hill, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-07 11:49:31 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.977° N, 102.338° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
19

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. 1.63 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1421 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.920 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1417 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1417 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.521 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.821 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.822 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.918 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.021 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1414 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1413 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.116 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1412 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1411 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1405 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.35 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1405 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.64 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.2western Texas · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.3western Texas · 1404 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.817 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 3.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1396 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.1western Texas · 1393 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1384 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 5.2Range Hill, Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2,405
  26. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 42
  27. 1.8western Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.622 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 15
  30. 3.19 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 13
  31. 2.311 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1380 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.323 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1379 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.712 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1378 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 3.2western Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 35
  36. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.75 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1372 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.613 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1372 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 8
  39. 2.233 km NE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1365 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.529 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.020 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1422 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1423 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1423 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.0western Texas · 1425 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1425 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1429 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1430 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1431 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1437 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.027 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1437 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1438 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1439 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1445 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022vvhf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.