Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Dec 24, 2022, 9:44 PM CST (03:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-25 03:44:46 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.650° N, 104.457° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
21

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. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1375 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.713 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.450 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.9western Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.2western Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.4western Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.0western Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1372 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1372 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.0western Texas · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1371 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.4western Texas · 1371 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.2western Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.165 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.0western Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1369 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.6western Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.2western Texas · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.7western Texas · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.8western Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.338 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.217 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.4western Texas · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.8western Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.8western Texas · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.234 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1378 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.0western Texas · 1379 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022zejm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.