Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-23 08:19:31 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.590° N, 103.998° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.6western Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.5western Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.9western Texas · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.343 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.9western Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021squv. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.