Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 35 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 35 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico on Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 1:19 PM CDT (18:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 53 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-04-20 18:19:22 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.995° N, 103.811° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
27

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 202 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 · 1623 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1623 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1623 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1623 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1623 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1622 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1622 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1622 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1622 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1622 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1620 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1620 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.446 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.650 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.365 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 4.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1617 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 3.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1617 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1617 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1616 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1616 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1616 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1616 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1616 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 3.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1616 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1616 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.846 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1616 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 4.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1616 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1624 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1625 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1625 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1625 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1626 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.236 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1626 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.238 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.138 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1628 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.2western Texas · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022hsoc (also filed as us6000hf2m). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.