Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 12:17 PM CST (18:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-18 18:17:07 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.643° N, 104.012° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
24

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1406 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.857 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1406 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.538 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1406 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.6western Texas · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 4.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.9western Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.9western Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.1western Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.720 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1404 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.856 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.0western Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.1western Texas · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.7western Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.0western Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.35 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1403 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.438 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.330 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1403 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.7western Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1406 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1406 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.7western Texas · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.039 km W of Jal, New Mexico · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.2western Texas · 1406 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.2western Texas · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1406 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.4western Texas · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1406 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022wpws. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.