Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 53 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 53 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Aug 4, 2022, 8:21 AM CDT (13:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 54 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-04 13:21:17 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.710° N, 104.165° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
18

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 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.1western Texas · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.519 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1516 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1515 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.161 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.012 km SW of Toyah, Texas · 1514 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.726 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.25 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1510 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 4.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 9
  40. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.2western Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.358 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.7western Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1518 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.613 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1520 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.2western Texas · 1520 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1520 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.256 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1520 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1520 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1520 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1520 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022pdvp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.