Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 53 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-04-13 01:23:29 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° N, 104.118° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
14

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.721 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1633 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.9western Texas · 1633 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.919 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1633 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1632 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1632 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.2western Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1631 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1631 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.138 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1630 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1630 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.238 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.236 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1626 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 3.235 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1626 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1625 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1625 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1625 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1625 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1625 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1625 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1625 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 3.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1624 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1624 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1634 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1634 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1634 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1634 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1635 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1635 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.253 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1637 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1637 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1637 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022hemb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.