Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, May 30, 2022, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-30 20:24:43 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.602° N, 104.133° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
14

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 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1582 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1582 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.954 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1582 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1582 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.237 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1581 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.731 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.3western Texas · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 8
  12. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1581 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 10
  15. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.334 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.455 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.1western Texas · 1581 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.455 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1581 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1580 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1580 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1580 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.240 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1580 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1580 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1580 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1580 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.858 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1580 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 3.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1579 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1579 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1579 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.654 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1579 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 3.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1579 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1579 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1579 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.358 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1578 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1578 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1578 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1577 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1577 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1577 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.638 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1577 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.866 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1576 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1583 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1583 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.3western Texas · 1584 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.513 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1584 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1584 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1584 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1584 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1584 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1584 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1585 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.3western Texas · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022knuj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.