Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Jan 28, 2022, 5:37 AM CST (11:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-28 11:37:13 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.595° N, 104.216° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
17

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 158 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.262 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1698 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1697 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.66 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  34. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.79 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1684 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.35 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1683 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.465 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.361 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.561 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022byfo (also filed as us7000gftl). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.