Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Jun 27, 2022, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-27 07:30:27 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.691° N, 104.403° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
83°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1553 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1553 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1553 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1553 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.356 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1553 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1553 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1552 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.33 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1552 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.341 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1552 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1552 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1552 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1551 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1551 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.133 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1551 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.113 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1551 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1551 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1551 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.452 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1551 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1551 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1551 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.348 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.661 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1549 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.29 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1548 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.3western Texas · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.232 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.3western Texas · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1547 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.619 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1546 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1554 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1554 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1555 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1555 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1555 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.4western Texas · 1555 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1555 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1555 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1555 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1555 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1555 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.04 km WSW of Pecos, Texas · 1555 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1555 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1556 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.14 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1556 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1556 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1556 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1557 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1557 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1557 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022mlyx (also filed as us7000hkic). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.