Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Nov 20, 2022, 6:17 AM CST (12:17 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2022-11-20 12:17:12 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.672° N, 104.362° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
30

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. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.1western Texas · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.7western Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.0western Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.35 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1403 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.438 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.7western Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.240 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.350 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.460 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.939 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.810 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.8western Texas · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1402 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.857 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1402 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1402 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1402 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1402 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1402 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1402 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.239 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1402 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1402 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1402 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1402 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1402 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1402 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 3.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1402 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1401 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1401 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.262 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1401 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1401 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1401 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1401 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.856 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.1western Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.9western Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.9western Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022wtbv. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.