Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Jul 3, 2022, 12:35 AM CDT (05:35 UTC), 7 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-03 05:35:56 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.649° N, 104.288° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.232 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.3western Texas · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1548 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1548 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.619 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1547 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1546 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1546 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1546 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.1western Texas · 1546 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.5western Texas · 1546 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1545 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1545 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1545 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1545 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1545 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1545 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1544 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1543 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1543 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.060 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1543 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1543 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1543 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1542 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1541 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1541 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1541 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1541 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1541 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1540 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1540 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1540 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1539 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.1western Texas · 1539 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1538 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1538 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1549 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1549 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1549 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.29 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1550 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.661 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1550 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1550 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.348 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1551 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1551 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1551 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1552 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1552 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1552 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1552 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022mwud. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.