Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-31 23:27:33 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.654° N, 104.551° 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, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1521 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1519 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1518 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1518 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.1western Texas · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1516 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.161 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.012 km SW of Toyah, Texas · 1515 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.726 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 3.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 4.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 9
  53. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.256 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1521 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022oxhp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC.