Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Mar 5, 2022, 6:02 AM CST (12:02 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-03-05 12:02:43 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.635° N, 104.175° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
20

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.454 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1665 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1665 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.255 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1664 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1664 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1664 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1663 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.361 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1663 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1663 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1662 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.461 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1662 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.436 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1659 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.2western Texas · 1658 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1658 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1658 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1657 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.0western Texas · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1656 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1656 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1655 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 3.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1654 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1653 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1653 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1668 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.08 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.436 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1669 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.363 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1670 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.215 km SW of Toyah, Texas · 1670 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1670 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022eman. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.