Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 54 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-22 01:14:31 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.672° N, 104.485° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
13

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. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1529 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1529 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.440 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1528 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1528 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1528 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.265 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 3.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  45. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1523 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 3.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1530 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 26
  11. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.737 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1532 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1532 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1533 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ofeb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.