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M2.3 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 5:01 AM CST (11:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-02-09 11:01:55 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 104.121° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
16

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  12. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1689 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.79 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.35 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1686 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.429 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.66 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1698 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1698 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1698 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1701 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1704 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1705 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.262 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022cucm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.