Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Jan 6, 2023, 5:30 PM CST (23:30 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
2023-01-06 23:30:36 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° N, 104.116° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
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. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.0western Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.97 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.1western Texas · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.5western Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.618 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.514 km NE of Barstow, Texas · 1360 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.856 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.29 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1360 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.94 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1359 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.96 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1359 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.88 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1359 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.810 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1358 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.8western Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.51 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1363 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023akyb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC.