Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Barstow, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Barstow, Texas on Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 2:23 AM CST (08:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-09 08:23:10 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.487° N, 103.336° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.934 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1691 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.810 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1685 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.522 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1685 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.79 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1684 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.35 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1683 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.429 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1681 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.95 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1679 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.563 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.726 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1678 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1677 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1677 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1674 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1674 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.659 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1673 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1673 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1673 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.026 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1672 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.061 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1672 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1670 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.215 km SW of Toyah, Texas · 1670 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.623 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.822 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.324 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1697 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.262 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.921 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1703 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.9western Texas · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.361 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.415 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1707 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ctxg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.