Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-08-18 22:21:36 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.613° N, 104.122° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
16

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 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1506 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.457 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1504 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1503 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.543 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1503 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1503 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.728 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1503 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.254 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.341 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.88 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1501 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.243 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1499 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.7western Texas · 1498 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.233 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.53 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 1498 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.533 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1498 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.0western Texas · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1497 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1496 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1496 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 3.147 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1496 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1496 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1496 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1495 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.018 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1495 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1495 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.465 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1507 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1507 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.125 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1509 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.920 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1509 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.325 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1509 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022qecl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC.