Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, May 4, 2022, 1:48 PM CDT (18:48 UTC), 9 km (6 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
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-05-04 18:48:16 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.608° N, 103.977° W
Region
Texas
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
2.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.4 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
21

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 193 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.4western Texas · 1605 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.5western Texas · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.429 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1603 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.5western Texas · 1602 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.128 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.48 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.350 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.434 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.9western Texas · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.354 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 3.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.2western Texas · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.360 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1608 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1609 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1609 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1609 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1610 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1610 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1610 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1611 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1611 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022isec (also filed as us7000h730). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.