Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 5:04 PM CST (23:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-01-22 23:04:43 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.613° N, 104.002° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
17

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. 1.69 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1350 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.8western Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.9western Texas · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.522 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.7western Texas · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1348 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.0western Texas · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.0western Texas · 1348 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.0western Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.0western Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.712 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1346 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.3western Texas · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.249 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.9western Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bodi. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.