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M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 3:25 AM CST (09:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-12-13 09:25:01 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.477° N, 103.719° 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, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
22

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. 2.064 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1388 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.37 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1388 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.1western Texas · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.3western Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.9western Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.0western Texas · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1386 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.5western Texas · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 20
  28. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.351 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1385 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1384 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.35 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.1western Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.0western Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.8western Texas · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.2western Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1382 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.1western Texas · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.3western Texas · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1390 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.9western Texas · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.0western Texas · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.4western Texas · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022yiws. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.