Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Dec 21, 2022, 3:12 AM CST (09:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km NE of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-12-21 09:12:36 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.108° N, 102.201° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
35
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

35 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022yxmi (also filed as us6000jatj). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.