Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 8:02 PM CST (02:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-09 02:02:10 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.608° N, 103.970° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.713 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.7western Texas · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.761 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.452 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.2western Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.9western Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.1western Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.1western Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 3.0western Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.0western Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 3.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.350 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023aoub (also filed as us7000j31s). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.