Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 10:27 PM CDT (03:27 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-07-20 03:27:06 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.604° N, 103.994° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
19

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022obrm (also filed as us7000hs0p). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.