Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, May 7, 2022, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-05-07 20:33:09 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.591° N, 104.243° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
11

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 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1609 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.5western Texas · 1609 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1608 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1608 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1608 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.429 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1608 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1608 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.5western Texas · 1607 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.128 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.48 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.350 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.434 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.9western Texas · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.354 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 3.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.2western Texas · 1604 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.360 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1609 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1609 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1609 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1609 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.4western Texas · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1611 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1611 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1611 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1612 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1612 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1612 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1612 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ixuc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.