Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 38 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 38 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 1:18 PM CST (19:18 UTC), 7 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-11 19:18:08 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.581° N, 104.061° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.526 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.833 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.5western Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.9western Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.4western Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 3.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.930 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.830 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.649 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.815 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.420 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1351 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.314 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.051 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.8western Texas · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1357 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.58 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1358 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.810 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1358 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023attf (also filed as us7000j3qn). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.