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M2.3 earthquake 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 54 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-07-29 22:45:26 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 103.975° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
18

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

After

  1. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.256 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.2western Texas · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.613 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1524 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1522 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1521 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.733 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1520 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1520 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.1western Texas · 1520 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.519 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1520 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1519 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1519 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.161 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1518 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.012 km SW of Toyah, Texas · 1518 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 3.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.726 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 3.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1516 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1527 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1528 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.025 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1528 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1529 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1529 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022otpf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.