Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Feb 23, 2022, 5:12 PM CST (23:12 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-23 23:12:01 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.603° N, 104.198° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
23

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 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1678 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.654 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1678 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1677 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1675 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1675 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1675 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1674 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.659 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1674 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1673 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1673 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1673 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1673 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.061 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1672 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1672 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1671 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1671 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1671 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1671 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.215 km SW of Toyah, Texas · 1671 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.363 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1671 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1670 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1670 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1670 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.436 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1670 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.08 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1670 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 4.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1669 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.454 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1667 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1667 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1667 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1666 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.726 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.563 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.95 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1680 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022dupp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.