Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 12:37 PM CDT (17:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-03-28 17:37:22 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.658° N, 104.218° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
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 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.765 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1643 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.357 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1643 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1643 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.7western Texas · 1643 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.5western Texas · 1642 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.666 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1642 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1641 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1641 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1641 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 3.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.4western Texas · 1640 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.822 km WNW of La Huerta, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1638 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1638 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1638 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1638 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.5western Texas · 1638 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.1western Texas · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.964 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.9western Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.356 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.664 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1645 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022gcmd (also filed as us7000gxwa). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.