Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Dec 23, 2022, 8:48 PM CST (02:48 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-24 02:48:01 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.678° N, 104.398° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
80°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.8western Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.4western Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.217 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1373 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.338 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.8western Texas · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.1western Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1373 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.713 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.450 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.9western Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.2western Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.4western Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.0western Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.9western Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.9western Texas · 1369 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.0western Texas · 1369 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.4western Texas · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.2western Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.165 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.0western Texas · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.6western Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.234 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.0western Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.0western Texas · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.159 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022zcmd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.