Texas earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Jun 8, 2022, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-06-08 19:30:24 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 103.990° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
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
1.8% 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?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 106°, dip 66°, rake -129°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 350°, dip 45°, rake -35°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
28

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. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1574 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1574 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.729 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1574 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1573 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1573 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.430 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1572 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1572 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1572 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.336 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1571 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1570 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.135 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1570 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.3western Texas · 1570 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1570 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.933 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1570 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1570 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1570 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1570 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1570 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1570 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1570 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1569 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1569 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1569 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.163 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1569 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1568 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.933 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1568 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.036 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1568 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1568 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.229 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1568 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.113 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1568 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.8western Texas · 1568 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1568 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1568 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1567 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1567 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1567 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1567 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1567 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1567 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1566 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1566 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1566 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1566 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1565 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1565 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1565 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1574 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1574 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1574 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1574 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.452 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1575 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1575 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1575 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1575 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.051 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1575 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1575 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1575 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1576 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1576 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.055 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1576 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1576 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022leec (also filed as us7000hfzs). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.