Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 46 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-12-04 21:12:31 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.618° N, 104.131° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
36

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. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1397 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1397 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1396 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.849 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1395 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1395 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1395 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1395 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.527 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1395 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.0western Texas · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1394 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 3.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1394 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.1western Texas · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1393 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1393 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1393 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1393 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1393 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1393 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.28 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1392 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1392 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1392 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1392 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.1western Texas · 1392 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.4western Texas · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 3.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.0western Texas · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.9western Texas · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.2western Texas · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.3western Texas · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.8western Texas · 1398 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022xtin. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.