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M1.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Dec 16, 2022, 7:07 PM CST (01:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 23 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-17 01:07:38 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.193° N, 102.160° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ypoh (also filed as us6000j9wi). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.