Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 40 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 40 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Sep 15, 2022, 3:02 AM CDT (08:02 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-15 08:02:23 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.564° N, 104.101° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
31

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. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.2western Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.4western Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.040 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.947 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1473 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.146 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1473 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.327 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1473 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.447 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1472 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.243 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1471 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.447 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1471 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.359 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1471 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1470 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.750 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1470 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1470 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.527 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1469 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.3western Texas · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.5western Texas · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.728 km NW of Wink, Texas · 1469 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.1western Texas · 1468 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1468 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1468 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1468 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1468 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1468 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1468 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.1western Texas · 1467 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1467 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.1western Texas · 1467 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1466 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.5western Texas · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.35 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.221 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1475 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.051 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.2western Texas · 1476 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.4New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.0western Texas · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022scee. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.