Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Oct 19, 2022, 7:42 AM CDT (12:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-19 12:42:14 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 103.980° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
51

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. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1441 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1441 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1441 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1441 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.8western Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1440 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1440 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1440 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1440 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.313 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.2western Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.2western Texas · 1440 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1440 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1439 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 3.5western Texas · 1439 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.7western Texas · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 3.1western Texas · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1439 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1439 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1438 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1438 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1438 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1438 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1438 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1438 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1438 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1437 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1437 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1437 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1437 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1437 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1437 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1437 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.45 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1437 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.2western Texas · 1437 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.9western Texas · 1436 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1436 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1436 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1436 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1436 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1436 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1436 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1436 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1436 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1441 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1441 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1442 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1442 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1442 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1442 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.160 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1443 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1443 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1443 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1443 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1443 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.136 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1444 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.0western Texas · 1444 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1444 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iuu3 (also filed as tx2022umqo). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.