Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 4:52 PM CST (22:52 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-12-20 22:52:22 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.585° N, 104.231° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
71°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.159 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1381 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.0western Texas · 1381 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1380 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.234 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1380 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1380 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.214 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1380 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.016 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1379 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.8western Texas · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.8western Texas · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.4western Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.217 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.338 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.8western Texas · 1378 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.1western Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.213 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.713 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.450 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.9western Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.2western Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.4western Texas · 1375 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1375 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.0western Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.9western Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.9western Texas · 1374 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.10 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1382 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1383 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1383 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.2western Texas · 1383 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1384 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.8western Texas · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.0western Texas · 1384 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.1western Texas · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.35 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ywrw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.