Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 6:38 AM CDT (11:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-13 11:38:27 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
24

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. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.4New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.2western Texas · 1476 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.051 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.221 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1475 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.35 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.5western Texas · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.040 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.2western Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.4western Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.040 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.947 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1473 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.146 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1473 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.327 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1473 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.447 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1472 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.243 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1472 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.447 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1471 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.359 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1471 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1470 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.750 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1470 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1470 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.527 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1469 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.928 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.327 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.628 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.028 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.428 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1478 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.1western Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1478 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.628 km NW of Wink, Texas · 1478 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ryui. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.