Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Dec 3, 2022, 6:44 PM CST (00:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 55 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
2022-12-04 00:44:00 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.654° N, 104.229° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
35

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

After

  1. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.2western Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.0western Texas · 1397 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.849 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1396 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 3.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.0western Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1394 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 3.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1394 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.1western Texas · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1394 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.28 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1393 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1392 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1392 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1392 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.1western Texas · 1392 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.3western Texas · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.8western Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.2western Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.435 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.064 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.066 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1399 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1400 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022xrtz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.