Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, May 12, 2022, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-12 23:14:40 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.685° N, 104.404° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
11

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.360 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1596 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.341 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.240 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1596 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.849 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.235 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1592 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1592 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1591 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1591 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1591 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1590 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.354 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.9western Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.434 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.350 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.48 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 1602 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.128 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022jhcx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.