Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Nov 24, 2022, 5:50 PM CST (23:50 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-11-24 23:50:31 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.939° N, 102.028° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
12

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 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3western Texas · 1408 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1407 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.1western Texas · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1388 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.2Range Hill, Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2,405
  7. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 42
  8. 1.8western Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.622 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 15
  11. 3.19 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1384 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
  12. 2.311 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1384 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.323 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1383 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.712 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1382 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.2western Texas · 1381 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 35
  17. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.75 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.233 km NE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1369 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.529 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.020 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.721 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1365 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.422 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1363 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.08 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.628 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1361 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.67 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1360 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1359 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1357 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1356 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1354 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.8western Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1349 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1409 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.35 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1409 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1409 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1417 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.021 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.918 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.822 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.821 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.521 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.920 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1421 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1425 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.4western Texas · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1426 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.0western Texas · 1429 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022xbgs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.