Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-29 08:16:52 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.671° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1461 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1460 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1460 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.4western Texas · 1460 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.9western Texas · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1459 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1459 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.0western Texas · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.3western Texas · 1458 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.0western Texas · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1457 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.5western Texas · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1457 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.37 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.947 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.17 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.447 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1456 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.71 km WSW of Pecos, Texas · 1455 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.060 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1454 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1454 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 3.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.147 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.258 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1453 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.33 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1453 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.99 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.5western Texas · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.746 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1461 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.0western Texas · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1462 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1462 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1462 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1462 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1462 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.837 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 1463 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1463 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1463 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1463 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.4western Texas · 1463 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1464 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.052 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1464 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1464 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022tbts. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.