Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 5:03 AM CDT (10:03 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 53 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-04-13 10:03:16 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.647° N, 104.383° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
7

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. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.919 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1626 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1626 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.2western Texas · 1626 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1626 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1625 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1625 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.138 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1625 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.238 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1624 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.236 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1623 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1623 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1622 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1621 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 3.235 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1621 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1620 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1620 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1620 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1620 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1620 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1619 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 3.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1619 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1618 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1630 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1630 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.253 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022hfdf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.